Mom said it was cool.”“Please. I really don’t want to be alone tonight.”“You’re never alone, Lara.”We were lying in the darkness in Lara...’s room, Heather and I on two cots. Fatigue had forced us to get horizontal after sitting with Lara on her bed to keep her company and give what comfort we could. We’d settled into a reluctant silence when Lara spoke.“You know what sucks the most?” Lara whispered.“What?”“I thought I had something real with Pete. I thought he was someone real. It wasn’t like. You and your husband are responsible for the person David is today. I can’t say if he would be what he is, but I know David wouldn’t be who he is today. I shudder to think what would remain of this world if David didn’t refuse ever to kill anyone for any reason. He was born this way, and you’ve always known, on some level.”“If you are a god, then why did you let Chrissy and her mom die?” mom said as she broke down crying.I pulled her to me and held her until she calmed down.When I felt she was. ” The train in from the north was right on time and Tarzan Jr. tried to look like he was just another friend or relative waiting on the benches for the travelers to arrive at the platform.The travelers from the deepest reaches of the Dark Continent were assembled in a small group of four with their bags and valises around them like some sort of last line of defense against evil-doers with mean-spirited intentions. He recognized the dark-skinned Princess from the Escarpment and the lily white. I woke as Candy pounded on my door, yelling at me to come to dinner. I got up, pulled up my pants, and went to eat. The slime was back in her tub. I ate quickly, and returned to my room, trying to wrap my brain around this 'relationship' I'd stumbled into.For some reason, my room looked a lot cleaner than usual, no dust, no scraps of paper. As I was thinking of this, a thin tendril of the pink slime rose out of the tub and snaked across the floor. It went under my desk and came out with a.