"Shush, Erin, you'll get me into trouble" was the hissed reply.The man's eyes had turned to the mother and daughter as the slender figure of Leading S...eawoman Writer Sally McGraw straightened and snapped a salute that would have made any DI nod a quiet approval.A bit less briskly than that to the sentry, the Ensign returned the salute and using the same hand lightly waved away the mother's apology."I am Ensign HMS McCock of the Grenoble System Defence Force" he said looking at the bright eyed. It didn't take my mother very long before she made it clear that I needed to get out of the house as there were no jobs around for people like me.I was sent to the town's library just about every day. "Knowledge," she kept saying. "Knowledge will get you qualifications and a decent job." I suppose she was right. One day, quite by chance I came across a book about the night sky. It was called 'Stargazing'. I found it to be interesting and took it home with me.My mother was sort of pleased. In two minutes he was back with the Asian doctor, who was carrying a small circular saw. "Are you ready to have your casts removed?" he asked.Rose nodded, "Very ready."In a matter of minutes, the casts were cut off."Now try standing," said the bone specialist.Unsteadily, she slid off the bed, and onto her feet."Take a few steps," Dr. Wong ordered.She did, but something didn't feel right. "This is weird," Rose muttered."Is there something wrong?" This is weird; like I'm walking on stilts. Did. "That night I moved in what I thought I'd need. The next day was Saturday and I didn't have to go to work. I found out as soon as I got up what Cindy had meant by her "make no allowances" remark. Cindy was already in the kitchen when I got there and she was naked as the day she was born. She saw my eyebrows go up and she said, "Get used to it. I'm usually naked when I'm home." Whether that was true or not or whether she was just pulling my chain I didn't know, but for the better part of the.