"Upsetting Karl," he replied, "Never ask him questions about what he is going to do; among his many faults he is quite indecisive about his private li...e, though he is a good manager at work. Anyway, I came up to tell you the routine here. Up early, about five in the morning usually, and breakfast at six. Can you cook?" No," answered Helen, "the housebots do all that, don't they?" You'll have to learn, and that could be painful. You may not have noticed but we don't have any housebots here;. The only reason my life doesn't totally suck is because of Mike.She realized that, as much as she didn't want to admit it, the worst part about moving to Nebraska would be that it would force her to end her relationship with her boyfriend. That would totally suck, because Mike was the only friend that she had. Her life had been so lonely over the past six years, and now because of that one special person it was tolerable. To come to Nebraska would mean giving up the support she had received. At least your parents love you enough tolet you transition so young, many of us don't get that chance. Your schoolis also good since they let you go as a guy instead of trying to make yoube a girl. I know there are some that act like they are OK with youbecoming your true gender but really hate you for making their jobstougher."Arthur shed a tear as he explained, "They had no choice. Mom and dad suedthe council and got them to allow me to go as a guy. I was kicked out ofmy public school and the. I thought any man would be horrified at the thought of his daughter staying out with strange men. But then I guess she had done it enough times."She's a wildcat isn't she?" he said. "Would you like a drink, Sophie?" Yeah, why not, thank you." I said. I sat down on the sofa feeling more relaxed about the situation. He gave me a glass of wine and sat down beside me. "Why do you put up with her shit, Jack?" I said. "I know she is my friend but you don't deserve what she puts you through."He looked.