Main gaadi mein baithney lagi tabhi mujhey laga ki agar gaadi andar se geeli ho gayee toh pati ko pata chal jayega ki main barish mein nahyee thi. Mai...ney idhar udhar dekha toh door ek room dikhayee diya. Room koi 250 mtrs hoga. Main paidal hi chali gayee. Woh room shayad kisi ka tool room tha tha toh pakka leki andar lakdiyan aur upley rakhey hue they iske bavjood room mein achi jagah thi. Mainey lakdiya jeb mein se lighter nikala aur kuch lakdiya jala di. Aur apney kapde utar kar unhey. "Think yer man enough for four women, Major?" she asked elbowing me in the side."Hell no! I doubt I'll survive the year," I replied. "But when I die it's going to be it's going to be as a soldier: doing my best and with a smile on my lips." She laughed so hard I just sat there hoping she didn't jog anything too important. A few minutes later the control panel beeped and she slammed her control helmet down in place and began speaking quickly and quietly. The whine from the engines muted slightly. She watched TV the rest of the day.Monday in school was wild. Rumors were flying about the place. It was as bad as who had shot JR on the old Dallas TV show many years ago. Ellie made way to home room. She sat by herself with her Literature book trying to read. Half way through Home Room, the Public Address system called Ellie to the Front Office. Now what Ellie thought. She wished all was over.Ellie went to the Front Office and told the secretary she had been called here. The secretary told. "OK," said Rob. "So we're Gordy, Jim, Ferd, and Perk and I'm Rob. Now, I'm consulting for Billiton and Fortescue; Gordy's my expert; Perk's with the Navy; Ferd's with Billiton, too. What about you, Jim?" Ministry of Tax. I deal with multinational corporations operating in Australia." Fine. So we've two from industry, two from the government and Gordy." I'm a bit odd," I said. "I'm with the CSIRO, the University of Western Australia and the Navy." He knows a lot," said Rob. "He puts things.