Despitethis, he washed and prepared for school as normal. But upon arriving inthe kitchen, all that changed."I'm out of cereals, it will have to be to...ast this morning," saidLaura. "Do you want jam or marmalade?" Jam," said Paul, or so he thought. His voice was barely audible to hisown ears."Whoa, your voice sounds terrible," said Laura. "I'm sorry to say, butit's no school for you today."Paul wasn't sure whether to celebrate or not. But he knew the schoolwould send him home if he arrived with. She worried about Bob remembering too much and being even more depressed, but she followed Janelle's plan and guided them to this spot. Then, with tears in her eyes, she told him how much she missed Janelle and that, if he didn't mind, she wanted to give him a hug. He didn't mind, but he hesitated, clearly thinking about Janelle. Then he gave Pinkie a quick hug and tried to back away from her."I am thinking about her, too. Bob, I know how you two felt about each other. And I don't want to move. But by Christmas, he was walking on his own to the shock of the medical field. Dr. Englebret of the Mayo Clinic ran all kinds of tests on me. Gratis, of course. They asked me, not me asking them. He concluded that the sting I received had boosted my intelligence greatly. He pronounced that I was the healthiest woman he ever examined. I thought if that venom worked on me like it did, what a find to the scientific world it would be. And yet, other volunteer subjects hadn't received those kind of. We're not rich) which was a rather normal occurrence. Everyone was getting ready to go for a swim, so I decided that I'd change in the back room of the trailer but the door was closed... or, rather, as closed as anyone could get it. When I got to the back I noticed that someone had stored a mirror in there, and what I saw next will be engraved in my memory forever. There, in the mirror, was Lauren, my (then) eleven year old Cousin, bottomless and pulling her shirt off. Her hips were just.