She looks over at me and gives me a smile, then goes back to people watching. I order a beer and look over at her. She has beautiful brown hair that c...urls down to her upper back. Her eyes match her hair color, but in a way that shines like a star on a warm summer night, yet I see a profoundness that I find deeply attractive. "Interesting crowd tonight," I say. She looks at me and I see her eyes drop a little as she scope me out. "Yes it is. Which one is going to be the lucky one?" "Whoever. The regional meets were over. They were here in the State Finals and Coach Short sat them down and talked to them and asked them a bunch of questions: ‘Who runs the hundred meters?’ Two hands were raised. Coach asked ‘Are you two angry with each other?’ ‘No Coach’ they said. ‘Then why are you angry at Dycke? He doesn’t run the Hundred.’ The two looked at each other and said to the coach ‘I don’t know.’ The coach said ‘I’m not going to go throw these questions out to each of you, but I want you. I just wanted to surprise you when it went up on the web site. That's all this is for. It's just something for them to use online. If I get into the Top 10, we'll use the January shoot for it. I didn't think it was a big deal." Just like you didn't think today was a big deal," Brock said tiredly. "I've always said you're your own person and I wouldn't make decisions for you. I don't plan to start. But Meredith, you have to let me know these things. Can we at least agree on that?" I should have. There were all kinds of hooks and loops and pockets for carrying canteens and extra ammunition and whatever else we might need. Julia had a special backpack for carrying the demolition charge; the backpack was awkward to carry, but Julia could do it if she did not also have to fight.Our last pass that night through the hologram simulation was particularly tough. The guards found us early on and we had to fight our way all the way in. On the initial encounter, it looked like we would be stopped,.