Other chemicals were added to the original serum that acceleratedmaturity, and...well, no one really knew what else. By the end of theday, where twen...y boys had been, there would be ten young-adult couples,ready to do their duty and preserve the species.I have to think fast. How far is it to the next zone, where I mightfind another vial? The whole field is only a hundred acres, but whichway should I go? The roads in residential areas are like mazes if youraren't familiar with them, but. Cheating is complicated. And sometimes, your lover may have other priorities. Priorities that you cannot and should not deny.Repeat after me: It is okay and normal to not be the top priority in the relationship. Say it over and over again. Until your mind maybe starts to believe it. Your heart never will. But maybe, if you can keep the right mindset, your heart won’t break into a zillion pieces every time plans get cancelled or you hear someone talk about their attached.Sometimes the jealousy. —– The part of town where Mirella grew up was considered a rough area. Concerned mothers would keep their daughters indoors for fear that something might happen to them. But Mirella used to hang out with the boys, joining them in their rough games and becoming almost accepted as an equal. In those days, the scarcity of real estate and the resulting gentrification of areas which had previously been left to decay had not yet reached her part of town. There were plenty of empty warehouses and. Carefully I looked into the living room to make sure that the curtains were closed. The last thing I wanted was the cops to see me in the house. Luckily they were closed. I noticed a pile of business cards on the coffee table. I went and picked up one from each pile. One was her card and one was her husband's card. I put them in my pocket and made my way over to the stairs leading up to the bedrooms. As I slowly ascended the stairs I wondered what laid ahead for me. Was Mrs. Graph going to be.