The instructions told Barry to sit on a specific east-facing bench in Loose Park at 10 that night. To bring $5,000 in $20 bills. To tell no one. To br...ing his cell phone. The instructions included the serial number of said cell.Someone was in Barry’s life. Deeply.“Luck is the residue of ... um, good luck?” I’m not sure I nailed the quote, but you get the idea, right? Right?I’m ruminating on the philosophy of fortune because I’d just been sharing an early Walker story with Vanessa and Pilar. Both. That was when I heard the door close. “Mike.” my mother voice called out. I jerked back and tried to fix my hair. “My parents don’t know about me ok.” He moved close to me and lean forward until his mouth was near my ear. “Then why don’t we continue this at my place tomorrow?” I bite my lip and nodded as I lead him out of my room. “Oh god Mike what happen?” My mom rushed up to me and grabbed my face. “Just some asshole at school. I’m fine so don’t worry. David brought me home the held me. Aroslav: Your girlfriend?BETH: Yeah. We found each other the first week of school. It was interesting having a new best friend who was a girl. Most of the girls I knew in high school only hung around me to make themselves look more appealing to the boys. Tony was my best friend and we had always been there for each other in high school.Barbara was concerned about her weight. Not that she needed to be. She's trim and beautiful. But she helped me get into an exercise routine and I started to drop. And wished he could be like that guy, having girls want him. Josh bolted straight up. ‘Why can’t I?’ said Josh quietly to himself. ‘I could theoretically transfer to any cloned body since its only the memories and no genetic material and hence no genetic rejection.’ Josh rush out of the lunch hall with an excited scared feeling he had never had. He would keep the new medical technology to himself for now. Josh spent the next six months getting all the supplies and equipment he would need to.