Good.I woke up at nine in the morning. My damn doorbell again. I stumbled to the door in a drowsy state and opened it. Rachel again. Wordlessly I step...ped aside and let her enter, being resigned to my fate. No need to delay the talk that was inevitable anyway. At least this charade would end today.Still without a word I went to the kitchen and started a coffee while she watched me in silence. I silently handed her a cup and took one for myself. I wordlessly went to my living room, she just. It was one of those nights. I was alone and the frozen meal which I'd nuked for dinner was so ordinary it made me feel depressed. I was trying to psych myself into getting on with an assignment which was due in a couple of days when the bell from the downstairs security system rang.It was Julie, one of my sister's best friends, with some notes she'd promised to return. I pressed the button to let her in, and while she was on her way up I cleared the dining table and even had time to brush my. It made me feel warm and safe. It made me feel calm.An ache in my belly intruded. Standing there had made me feel hungry, too. It was time for a quick raid on the fridge. A midnight snack would fix the grumbling tummy.I was about to step back from the bed and make my escape when I noticed something. Nobody had moved on the bed but Mum’s eyes were open. She lay there, quiet and still. Watching me as I stood at the bottom of the bed. I don’t know what she was thinking. Her face was still. It was. I waved to her. Onestop later I got off, too.Quickly I walked the short stretch home. I still almost ran into aneighbor lady because I was so deep in my thoughts. She looked at mycostume in great surprise, but didn't look at my face. I don't think thatshe recognized me.##I had been standing for quite some time in front of the mirror. I lookedgood in the uniform, it seemed to me. More than anything else my narrowwaist looked great. And I was just plain astonished at my upperdimensions. Well, it.