"My God!" chachi exclaimed, "What did they do to her?" Kiran, you tell them," Rita said, "Mona told her the whole story before taking the ultimate ste...p." Kiran, tell us," chachi said passing the cookies. Kiran repeated the whole story."My God, these people are like beasts," chachi said."Girls get raped every day but that is no reason to take one's life," chachu said."You are right. I told her the same thing," Kiran said, "What I think she could not reconcile with was getting fucked by a dog.. Or how to deal with shit. like. this!” The hot sun dried the tears that fell from the corners of her eyes.For weeks now things had been going from bad to much much much worse. It was lots cooler around the house now but the chill was not the good kind. Everyone walked around one another like they were on egg shells. Neither she nor Dad could thaw Mommy’s icy behavior. The only thing she could compare it to was when her brother Bobby’s life was swallowed in Afghanistan. It was despair and. She was comfortable with herself, poised and elegant. No flirtatious gestures, no reaching across the table to touch my hand while emphasizing her points. Just a cogent explanation of what she thought and what she wanted and why she thought I would be a good fit for it. And that occasional small smile. Maybe I should take the job just to be able to see her do that once in a while. It was an interesting offer but I was right – it was a waste of her time. My libido was interested though, so it. At Camp Shackleton, the base AI carefully backed the faux Ahrens-Fox into its bay in the base fire station. As the replica 1928 pumper had ceased to be a weapons system and was now once again a vital part of Camp Shackleton's fire suppression system, the AI could resume operating it with a clear conscience. Greg, the visor of his ill-fitting armoured suit pushed back, happily let the AI drive as he waved at the surprised concubines heading back to their family pods. He had no clue how to.