"The way he said it sent off alarms in Renee's stomach.Something's wrong."Simon... ?" she said, then winced at the dual response. "No- I mean-" I call... him 'Junior, '" said the older synthetic, a wry grin on his lips. "Or 'Seven.'" Seven?" I was - I am - the sixth," he said, breaking eye contact. "I think."Renee bit her lip, then settled on her knees next to him. She leaned close, ignoring the unwashed smell of his body. "You're Simon," she said softly. "Not the sixth, or any other number.. Silence in the classroom, apart from heavy breathing. Audrey slowly lifted her head and happened to look at Melissa. Realization dawned ‘Y…you. The red-haired…… then ….Josh… Oh..Oh…..OH.’ A gush hit the floor beneath her. Suddenly there were moans from around the room. My mouth dropped open as I tried to take in the enormity of what my letter had caused. Audrey’s head lifted as she got her breathing under control. She looked at Melissa and I saw awe in her eyes. ‘How can you sit there,. My mom didn’t care about this detail.“You will refer to Lori as Ma’am or Miss Lori at all times. You will apologize to her for calling her fat while I punish you,” Mom told me to get in the punishment position by myself for ten swats.She asked Mandy if she said anything mean to Lori and Mandy admitted she said a lot of mean things in general but nothing in particular to Lori. Lori confirmed that. It would have been easier if I wasn’t being singled out to stand in the punishment position with my. If I did that, chances were, I'd be too late for coffee! I crept past her bedroom door instead, heading down stairs where the sound of my mom singing to herself in the kitchen alerted me she was in a particularly good mood."Morning sleepyhead," she said as I dragged my ass into the kitchen sitting down at the table. Thankful as mom poured me a cup of coffee, handing it to me. "I was just about to come and wake you myself," she said with a lilt in her tone of voice. Like I said, two things stood.