"Aw mom, I don't want to take swimming lessons... I mean I already know how to swim." Bradley you can't swim a lick, all you do is dog paddle and it i... important that everyone knows how to swim. If you're out on boats or just want to have fun in one of the lakes, you need to know how to swim. This year the country club has hired Mrs. Wilson to teach beginning and intermediate swimming. I signed you up for the beginning lessons and they start next Tuesday." Mom, it's going to ruin my summer.. Welcome to Iraq!”Fuck me!We spent the night at Camp Victory, which was everything and anything surrounding the Baghdad International Airport. The place was fucking huge and was a gigantic construction site in the middle of a war zone. It was sort of nice, if you didn’t mind being in the desert and getting shot at occasionally. We were directed to a deserted area to one side and told to park and not to leave our bivouac site. We got there too late for dinner, but they knew we were coming, so. "In his mind, we should be getting back together now that I've gotten over his little mistake. I couldn't believe his arrogance. He hasn't changed at all. I wanted to give him his check and send him on his way, but he just wouldn't shut up. According to him, I should be begging him to take me back."I don't think I could have made it any plainer that I was never going to take him back and that was final. We must have argued about it for fifteen minutes before he changed his tune and told me I. Could hear you..in..in my mind!" Rena stuttered. "Hhhhowcan you ddd..do that?" Rena," Mother paused a moment, "Each of us..the Sisters of Avalon..havegifts..special gifts that allow us to help our Empress as she travelstime and space to right the quirks and snags in what she calls the timestream." Yes, Rena, she said travel through time." I responded."Travel..through time?" Rena repeated, but stared at me realizing I hadbeaten her to her response."No, I don't read minds, but I can see ahead to.