”Molly winked at Rebecca, “Make a note of that for future reference. In case Flint starts getting too free and loose.”Rosie said, “What about ...ayuse?”Riles said, “Cee is our hero, he can do whatever he wants.”Rosie beamed.It was snowing steady, but not that hard. Scarface and Sugar picked their way carefully through the rutted streets. Both Cayuse and I used reins made of braided horsehair — much stronger than leather.Cayuse was a scout in a way. A tracker. But I’d had more urban experience, so. ”Heather smiled. “I might check it out tonight,” she said. After Jimar had left her, she suddenly noticed just how late it was getting. She was supposed to meet her parents for dinner at eight o’clock, and she still needed to shower and change her clothes. She quickly collected her belongings and jogged back to her room.Forty-five minutes later, she was showered and changed into a light purple sundress. She knocked on the door to her parents’ room, which was the room right next to her own.. " Cindy giggled, and so did I. "Okay,the purpose of makeup is to warp reality. Reality is that we look the waywe look. But with makeup, we can adjust things any way we want. We can lookolder, younger, thinner, thicker, more attractive, less attractive (thoughwe don't do that as much)" (another giggle), "and so on. Further, we canhelp you achieve a look you want, even if that look wasn't what you wereborn with."She put a protective cloth over my clothing. Then she started putting somepowder on. Fine, I'm procrastinating. What's anybody going to do about it?Nothing. I'm just pointing it out.What am I going to say to her anyway? I haven't spoken a single word to her since she left Berkeley, save for that one awkward birthday call. I don't know if she misses me or doesn't want to have anything to do with me. I don't know if she wants to get back together or stay broken up. I don't even know if she's planning on moving back into the house!Well somebody knows. Call her mom.No. If I call.