Mrs. Gilman stepped out, and I was able to talk to Cathy privately. "Do you think your mother would freak if we locked the door? I want to try somethi...g." Oh, cool! I'll just tell her I want some private time with you. Mom is still pretty down, but I think all my talk about the birthday party finally convinced her not to schedule my funeral yet."I decided to wait and observe that conversation. Cathy was still weak, and I helped her go to the bathroom, but despite that, she was very. Then she frowned and said, "Kenneth, you just finished telling me that you are a slow learner. So you're going to have to pay careful attention. I will show you a feature and then you must touch it. Otherwise, I can't be sure you're paying attention, let alone learning anything."With a quick grin she asked, "Ready?"Ken grinned and said, "Uh, lady ... Why are you a girl? Why aren't you a boy like me?" As he said it he made the most ignorant-looking face he could."That's a very good question,. That would give us a chance to clean up.” She smiled at Erin, who stuck her tongue out.“Thanks for the nap. I really needed that. I burned a lot of energy last night. It was fun, but it was a lot of work compared to what I normally do now.”I got out and stretched before I moved to the driver’s seat with Lynn next to me. I started up the car and got my bearings and took off for the White Castle I knew was near.“Sweetie, why don’t you sing in a band in Boise?” Lynn asked.“Well the biggest reason. All the information is available to me whenever I want it and it’s enough for the Feds to put you away for five to life. Add enslavement, kidnapping, drug dealing, and money laundering and they’ll throw away the keys. You can take what you’ve got and spend it on a desert island somewhere or lose it all and spend your life in prison.”“You filthy little whore! Rick swore. “I really didn’t think you had the brains or the balls to do this.”“Wait, wait, wait,” Deon said. His voice was as smooth and.