I was sure that anything I mightchoose to do later would be safe from the view of my neighbors. However, whatI had planned for today would be mostly i...ndoors. When Keira awoke and came downstairs it was well after eleven in the morning.Part of that time I assumed was due to the long shower I had heard her takeand the apparent care she had taken in preparing herself for the day. She lookedstunning and far more like my future pet than my fourteen-year-old daughter,although she was both. She was. Heck, the helicopter is worth many millions by itself, plus the cost of having the people sitting around all day, and the fuel to fly the thing isn’t cheap, either.Football practice after school goes well, and the coach is happy with how I’m doing. The team is developing well. With Williams and his two closest friends now out of the squad, it’s a lot friendlier with the players working together as a team. Again I spend time receiving kick-offs.I get home to find a large pile of boxes in my. A lot ofpeople put a lot of work into getting me here and I don't want to letthem down."Mel hugged me. "You can still do it, knowing you the way I do I betyou are so far ahead you could afford to slacken off and still passtop of your class."When I told Sandy, she seemed mildly excited but hesitant. "JeepersMarion, I have only just arrived and I have a new job it would havebeen nice to spend some time together."Seeing my look of disappointment she added, "It would mean spending alot of time on. I thought you were dead. But you were still breathing. Youwere not bleeding. I knew you were in trouble. I wanted to help you.I put you in my car and drove you here, to my home. You have beensleeping for two days."I was not dead. I was still alive. I suppose I should have beengrateful, but I could not muster the enthusiasm. I could not evensucceed in killing myself. Add one more item to my list of failures."Oh, Alejandro. Why did you save me? I really wanted to die. Whydidn't you.