Clarke walked over and coughed to get his attention. Doug Ramsay nodded, then held up a finger and pointed at the phone."Yes," he said into the device... "I know about Isaac. It's been, what, two weeks now? I'm sorry, Erika. He was a great man and I know he was a good friend of yours."Ah, Clarke thought. It's an international call, and one important to Doug. Okay, man, I hope she's worth you missing the Games.Doug paused, listening to the other end of the phone conversation. "No," he said. "I. Now they had to fight them. Men versus Girls.The men, were armed with light swords and daggers, but were very unskilled in their use, they had certainly never used them in anger, as Fitters they had undertaken only the most basic combat training, with a 2 day annual refresher period. The girls had an array of weapons, swords and daggers in their capes, but they left them behind as they slowly and slinkily approached the trembling men. Both the men reeled back futilely attempting to adopt a. Tears streamed down her face, and I silently squeezed her hand for a long, long moment.“They didn’t survive. The last time I spoke to my parents it was in anger, and I couldn’t handle it. I went on a drinks and drugs binge, and when I came out of it, I was in an institution.”I nodded in understanding. All of my family were still alive and kicking, so I didn’t know the pain, but I could imagine loss with no problem. I could easily remember loss.“I have a large trust fund...” She let that trail. "It's bound to get a little uncomfortable." I love you, Sis," Cindy replied. "I know that I can be a pain in the ass, but I want to be there to support you. I can be mature if I want to." Really?" Jamie asked with a sarcastic smirk."Yes, really!" Cindy replied, sticking her tongue out at Jamie."Be careful what you are offering," Becky told Cindy slyly.Cindy looked confused, then shocked and finally she laughed."You know, I wanted to come into your room last night because I thought that they.