”“Can I join you?” I asked, needing a clear answer. Kia was excited and dragged me along. Hannah and Wanda, waiting for us, tolerated me. Laurie...would’ve rathered I had sought out my own friends.It was one thing to be quiet while a bunch of girls talked around you. I didn’t have much to say about whatever shows and people they were discussing. It was another thing to be silent, lost in another world. My memory frustrated me. I couldn’t picture the box with the same clarity I remembered. Mom and I talked about my experiences in the Program over the week. She was proud that I had grown in the Program and was more confident with myself; not only with the nudity, but also with myself as a whole.She asked me about Peyton and I and how things were going. I let her know that things were going well and that she had nothing to worry about. I admitted to her that tonight would be our first. Like Heather, she told me to make it special.After Peyton was done with her shower, she came. Normally, I'm not much good at just relaxing, but there's something about sailing an ocean. The only evidence you're getting anywhere is progression of the pencil marks on the chart. Although I had the GPS, I still got out the sextant to calculate a fix. It was practice and it was something to do; it also occupied my mind. I got so there was rarely much difference between my calculated position and the GPS; it was most satisfying. I sent a daily position and any comments back to England. The. Strangely, Karl's earnest face came into her mind and she had to chuckle at her own slutty reactions to suggestive contemplation.She sprinted up the slope to the main building and saw that a few lights were already on in both of the wings. She stretched her long legs at the empty stable and managed to enter from the side entrance and make it all the way to her bedroom without meeting any other early risers.The Commander told her to wear her uniform this morning and she was quite satisfied with.