.. saw me looking and waved a handful of bills at me.I trotted back.“Tip,” I said.“You’re kidding,” said the guard. But he turned to the dri...er and explained. Big eyes ... sagging chin ... shock. He still tried to give the majority back.Wasn’t having it. I knew ... that the change from a capitalist society to a Mao perceived communism was going to be rough. What I didn’t know was the price of buying a taxi license would soon exceed five million Hong Kong dollars ... even though there would be. I can't stand being treated like a c***d like that, left all alone. After thinking about it some more, I decide to be on my best behavior tonight. I'll do what he says when he says it, and I won't talk back. Maybe. Well, I'll try to obey at least. The rest of my workday crawls by, and I could cry in relief when it was finally time to leave! I said goodbye to my coworkers and headed directly to my car. When I got there, there was an envelope on my windshield. It said: "Darling, you must hurry!. He hurried downspin, squeezing between a pack of feline Borealans and drawing their ire, ducking out of claw range as their leader spat an insult.After what felt like an eternity he arrived at the nearest entrance to the central hub, a long tube that served as a walkway to connect the two sections, lined with transparent windows that looked out into space. The autom atic door was guarded by two marines clad in black UNN body armor, their faces obscured by opaque visors. Reid must have already. And then her mind flashed back to the first day she learned about her little abnormality. Her thoughts returned to August 10, 1998, the evening when she’d attended a birthday party in Santa Monica for her best friend, Annie, who was about to turn eight at the time. Selene was a year younger. Annie’s mother had arranged for everything. She and one of the other moms transported a giggling gaggle of nine girls to an ice skating rink not far from their home in Santa Monica. After an hour of fun,.