"So it's everywhere?" she asked."Probably not everywhere. But it looks as though folks are beginning to think about this island a bit, rather than the...ir bank balances."The phone rang and Mona took it at my desk. "It's Chaz," she said and handed me the receiver."Hey!" Done laughing yet?" Just about. I had to explain it to Mona, or I would have called you." I've got all the paper together for the new appointments. Do you want the rejects, too?" Hell, no! We get enough paper here. You stow that. And with a letter!?The apartment's thrashed, and my eyes burn from all the crying. But whatelse can you expect? I mean, they absolutely disowned me!And with a letter!I don't think I've ever felt so low in my life. Even right after all thisstarted. I guess I was still in shock, and now it's finally hitting mefull force.I mean, it's going to be like this, for the rest of my life....I don't know what to do anymore.The job with Joe...it's not working out. I don't think he would fire me,but I can't. When she turned on the overhead light I saw that she had fitted it with a red light bulb, rather than a white one. The effect was surreal and kind of sexy. Ruth went to the tape player and pressed “play.” Smooth R&B came quietly out of the speakers. Sunny lay down on the bed crosswise, and propped herself up on her elbows.“I want to watch for a while. Why don’t you two dance or something?” Sunny asked.I smiled at Ruth and held my hand up waltz-style. Ruth smiled back, but slid right against me,. Fran and I did the honors with Kurt. Both of us read a chapter from Dinosaurs in Space.DAY 4We had breakfast items ready when the Skully’s made their morning appearance. Elane Skully, generally known as grandma, wanted to stop being waited on and cook for a change.We and the girls took her shopping. But grandma had to drive. We navigated. She bought two good-sized chuck roasts, a 3-kilo bag of potatoes, an assortment of vegetables, and some spices. On her request, we checked the pressure.