In fact, she was just as Melissa remembered her when she was in the sixth form. She was at the college for two years, leaving just before her eighteen...th birthday to go to university. She, on the other hand, had since coloured her blonde hair dark brown and even her close friends were surprised just how different she looked after colouring her hair so it was no surprise that Miss Simons didn’t recognise her.“The complaint, Miss Simons, is that you caned a student for stealing when in fact she. Rita giggled - giggled! "Of course, I do. It makes me feel all _warm_ inside, but we have to get to class now." She threw them a kiss as she and Karen headed off to first period.Melanie stared at them in disbelief, then she hurried after them. First period was geometry, the one class the three of them shared. Melanie had checked her schedule the night before. She was still in all the same classes. Even auto shop; Jenny had been right about that.They all reached the classroom at about the. General David Wright, Air Force General Marvin Houlihan and Army General Alfred Drake finally came in and took seats at the table.I recognized Lt. General Wright immediately; the last time I had seen him it was Major Wright. I wondered if he remembered me? He soon would. I walked over to the mismatched desk and chair and sat in the chair.“My, my how things seem to go around if you wait long enough. Five years ago on July 1, 2012 at Kandahar Afghanistan. It was a fact finding investigation,. "I'd been listening to Simone talk but I kept my eyes on Penny the wholetime. "OK, so far so good," I said, "but when did the physical changecome in?"To my relief, Penny started speaking for herself. "It was on my 70thbirthday. I had a session with my therapist where I was trying to dealwith everything that happened to me. Even though there was a physicalcause, the only cure was going to come from mental discipline. On top ofthat, I'd realized how many people I'd lost touch with or driven.