She didn’t think Brent was coming strictly for the cuisine anyway.Emma lit two white candles in cheap holders on the table. She wasn’t sure if the... candle-light thing was corny, but it felt right to her.She didn’t really know what kind of music Brent was into, so she put on the local soft-rock station to play it safe. You couldn’t go wrong with Fleetwood Mack or Rod Stewart, she thought.Right on time, Brent knocked on her door.“Hi, Brent!” Emma said, grinning ear-to-ear. She was pleased to see. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to work for you and most of all thank you for being so sweet and kind to me. You will never know how much it all means to me and how you have changed my life," she said. "Well, Betty, you have made a few changes in my life as well. You are an important part of why I came here... without you by my side, I probably wouldn't be here trying to win such a lucrative contract. And I know it wouldn't be nearly as nice here without you." he said. Robert leaned to. The skirt and top fit soperfectly. I caught myself thinking how cute they looked on me. I shook myhead violently to clear those thoughts from my head, and went back intothe room.There was a tray of food on the table: a sandwich, some fruit, and whatlooked like some kind of protein drink. I didn't want to drink it, but anoverpowering thirst compelled me to, so I downed that first, then gobbledthe sandwich and the fruit. When I finished, I noticed that there were tworound metal coins on the. Such was themessage delivered to the girls of 6A, on that wet and miserable afternoon inFebruary, by Miranda herself. With her chestnut hair tied with red ribbons,and already in her games tunic — for this was the day of the match — shestood among their desks and told them their future. 'Let's see if this helps you remember,' she said. 'Nothingelse has, has it? I've given you lines. That didn't work. We gated you. Thatdidn't work. I don't see what you find so difficult about keeping your.