“Goddamn, you girls are hot. You just get here?” It was Terrence, a lanky 5’11” soccer player they had met at the mall two days earlier. He ha... mentioned the party and provided the address.“Terrence, right?” Laura chirped near his ear and he nodded vigorously. “Yeah—yeah,” as Marcie and Laura giggled and exchanged glances as they checked his lean, muscular body. Their heads were beginning to get a little swimmy as the deafening sound coursed through their bodies. Laura rolled her eyes and. ”“But still!”“I know. But think this through now. If I fire Jeri, I am going to HAVE to give the Board of Directors a reason. She’s integral to the company. I spent two months defending her and insisting we keep her on staff because she was so important. Because she’s the best Windows programmer we have. Now I go back and say, whoops, I slept with her three years ago, and because of that I need to fire her. Just how well do you think THAT will go over?“I KNOW Illinois is an ‘at will’ state and. You just didn't leave your door open in this building? ever! My mother was on the bed, arms akimbo, on her back. At first glance I didn't see anything wrong, then, as I got closer to her, I saw the two small bullet holes in the side of her head and the trickle of blood as it seeped into her hair. I slumped to the floor, first a sadness overcoming me, then the realization that I was now truly alone. My mother had been a terrible provider, spending the small welfare checks on a few groceries and. I’m your daughter, not some prize cow to be auctioned off to the highest bidder!”“Don’t you care about the people? Don’t you wish to stop the raids? The peasants are suffering grievously because of this.”“Why should I care about the peasants? They’re just peasants! They will always be suffering and poor. They always have and always will. That’s their station in life. The man I marry will be young, handsome, brave and strong! Not old, infirm and senile! I remember him from the ball. He smelt.