During the interim, the woman sat, typing on a computer keyboard, while listening to a dictation machine. Without exception, each of the four applican...s to precede Alex remained in the inner office for less than fifteen minutes. Alex sat, as patiently as possible, growing slightly more nervous as the minute hand on the clock crept slowly upward.A few minutes before 11:00, the woman stood and asked, "Alex Reardon?" Alex followed as the woman turned and walked to the inner office door, opened the. .. Miss Child Protection Agency banged on the hull. The cats swarmed her. Everybody but Murray ... Murray is withholding judgement.“Vho ess et?” Zoe said ... a direct steal from The Holy Grail.“Your ride,” she said. “Wait ... the accent ... I want the other one.”“Next door ... this is OUR boat ... that one is HER boat.”It is the boat next door ... at the tip of the next pier.“Shit,” said Miss Agent. That’s a long walk.”“I’m up,” I shouted. “I’m just thermosing the coffee. I’ll meet you on the. And before too long, I was making friends with other girls myage. I had wondered what my sexual orientation as a female might turn out tobe; but I learned I shared the opinion of my classmates that "boys areyucky."What I didn't enjoy as much were my routine of lessons. I found thatShannen, Lucy, Heather and my other new friends wanted to spend time afterschool playing or just hanging out. But I could rarely join them. It seems Ihad a lesson after school almost every day.I tried my best, and was. ” Pops said nodding to me then moving off out the opening.I made a face again as Naci was once again feeding me. “Naci, I’m not a baby I can feed myself you know!”Naci eyed me suspiciously, “I’m not so sure Toman. After you almost exhausted everything you had trying to leave, ALL of us have been watching you closely.” Oh great! Just what I needed a bunch of adult baby sitters!Sitting up finally finished, Naci walked with me to Tall Bear’s home. “Come in Toman.” I heard the man say. “We have.