About 'auburn university gifts'|Auburn University Update

About 'auburn university gifts'|Auburn University Update

Ｗｉｌ               Ｔｒａｖｉｓ               ｏｐｅｎｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｙａｒｄ. Ｅａｒｌｙ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ               ｂｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｋｙ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｒｏｓｙ               ｈｕｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｙａｒｄｓ               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｓｅｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒｓ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ａｂｏｕｔ,               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｒｅａｄｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｗｏｒｋ,               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ｏｒ               ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ               ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｕｔｉｅｓ               ｃｏｍｐｅｌｌｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ. Ｈｅ               ｒａｎ               ａ               ｈａｎｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｈｏｒｔｌｙ               ｃｒｏｐｐｅｄ               ｄａｒｋ               ｂｒｏｗｎ               ｈａｉｒ. Ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ               ａ               ｓｕｄｄｅｎ               ｎｏｉｓｅ,               ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｇａｚｅ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｒｉｇｈｔ,               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒ,               ｒｅｓｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｅｎｓｅｓ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｈｅａｒ               Ａｎａ               Ｈａｎｄｉｅｒ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｒａｓｈ.                "Ｇｏｏｄ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌｌ! Ｈｏｗ'ｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ?"                "Ｗｅｌｌ!"               Ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｅｘｃｕｓｅ               ｍｅ. Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ. Ｍｙ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｒｅａｄｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅｙ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｌａｔｅ."               Ｈｅ               ｗａｖｅｄ               ａ               ｈａｎｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ. Ａｎａ               Ｈａｎｄｌｅｒ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｔｏｏ               ｃｌｏｓｅ               ａｎ               ｅｙｅ               ｏｎ               ｈｉｍ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｍｅｎｔ. Ｃｌｏｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｈｉｍ,               ｈｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｈａｌｌ,               ｓｔｏｐｐｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒｗａｙｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｄｒｏｏｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｋｎｏｃｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｗａｋｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｂｌｉｎｇｓ.                "Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ! Ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｕｐ! Ｆｅｒａ! Ｊｏｎ. Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ!"               Ｓｌｏｗｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅｈｏｌｄ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｆｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｍａｄｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ,               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｄｉｓｈｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｂｏｗｌｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｏｔ               ｃｅｒｅａｌ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｖｅ. Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｒｅａｌ-ｆｉｌｌｅｄ               ｂｏｗｌｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ,               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ. Ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ,               ｓｈｅ               ｍｏｖｅｄ               ｐａｓｔ               ｈｉｍ,               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｊａｒｓ               ｏｆ               ｊａｍ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｌｄ-ｓｔｏｒａｇｅ               ｕｎｉｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ.                "Ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｇｏｔｔｅｎ               ｍｅ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｌｐ,               Ｗｉｌ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓｃｏｌｄｅｄ.                "Ｙｏｕ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｕｐ               ｌａｔｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｌｅｅｐ."               Ｗｉｌｌ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｇｌａｓｓｅｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ               ａｎｄ               ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ. Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｐｉｔｃｈｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｌｄ               ｍｉｌｋ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｓｈｅ               ｐｌａｃｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ.                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｍｙ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ! Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ. Ｏｌｄ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｙｏｕ               ｏｕｔ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｈｅｒｅ!"               Ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｆａｃｅ               ｈｉｍ,               ｈｅｒ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｂｒａｉｄ               ｗｈｉｐｐｉｎｇ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｈｅｒ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｓｏ.                "Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ!"               Ｈｅ               ｓｐｏｋｅ               ｓｏｆｔｌｙ               ｂｕｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｎ               ｕｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｄｅｎｉｅｄ.                "Ｉ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｌｐ. Ｌｏｏｋ               ａｔ               ｕｓ,               Ｗｉｌ!"               Ｈｅｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｌｏｗ               ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｗ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｈｅａｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃａｍｐｅｒｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｔｗｏ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ               ｓｉｂｌｉｎｇｓ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｒｕｓｈｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ. Ｓｈｅ               ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ               ｍｕｔｅｌｙ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｕｌｌ               ｇｒａｙ               ｃｏｌｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｌｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗｏｒｎ               ｓｈｏｅｓ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｓｔ               ｔｗｏ,               Ｆｅｒａ               ａｎｄ               Ｊｏｎ               ｃａｍｅ               ｄａｓｈｉｎｇ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ａｎｄ               ｄｉｖｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｈａｉｒｓ. Ｂｏｔｈ               ｗｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｎｏｎｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ               ｃｌｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｔｗｏ. Ｗｉｌ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｅａｄ,               ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ｄｏｗｎ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ.                "Ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｅａｔ!"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｙｏｕ               ａｌｌ               ｔｏ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ."                "Ｉ               ｗｉｓｈ               ｗｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｉｄｅｒ,"               Ｊｏｎ               ｓａｉｄ               ｗｉｓｔｆｕｌｌｙ.                "Ｓｏ               ｄｏ               Ｉ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ,               "ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｔｏｏ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｉｔ               ｕｐ."                "Ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓ               ａｎｙｗａｙ. Ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｓｏ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｉｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ａｔｈｌｅｔｉｃｓ               ｃｌａｓｓ               ｎｏｗ,               Ｊｏｎ. Ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｆａｓｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｒｏｎｇｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｃｌａｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ａｌｌ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｗａｌｋ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｎｏｗ               ｔｈａｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ."                Ｊｏｎ               ｇｒｉｎｎｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｄｉｄ               ｂｅａｔ               Ｏｒｖａｌｄ               Ｂｕｃｈｅｒ               ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｃｏａｃｈ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒａｃｅｓ."               Ｈｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｅａｔｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｇｕｓｔｏ.                "Ｉ               ｇｏｔ               ａ               ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ               ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｍｙ               ｍａｔｈ               ｐａｐｅｒ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｍｉｓｓｅｄ               ｏｎｅ               ｉｎ               ｍｙ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｌｅｓｓｏｎ,"               Ｆｅｒａ,               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ. "Ｍｙ               ｔｅａｃｈｅｒ               ｓａｉｄ               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｓｔｕｄｙ               ｈａｒｄ               Ｉ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｇｅｔ               ａ               ｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ａｆｔｅｒ               Ｉ               ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅ."                "Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｎ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｇｌａｄ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｒ               ｔｈａｔ."                Ｊｏｎ,               ｄｏｎｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｅｒｅａｌ,               ｊｕｍｐｅｄ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｒａｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｎｋ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓｈｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｏｗｌ               ｏｕｔ               ａｎｄ               ｐｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｔｕｂ.                "Ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｆｏｒｇｅｔ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｍｉｌｋ,               Ｊｏｎ. Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｌｕｃｋｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｒｅ               ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ'ｔ               ｗａｓｔｅ               ｉｔ."                Ｊｏｎ               ｒｕｓｈｅｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ａｎｄ               ｐｉｃｋｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｈｉｓ               ｇｌａｓｓ,               ｄｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｉｔ               ｉｎ               ｗｈａｔ               ｓｅｅｍｅｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｇｕｌｐ. Ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｓｅａｔｅｄ,               Ｆｅｒａ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｃｅｒｅａｌ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｐｉｃｋｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｈｅｒ               ｇｌａｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｍｉｌｋ. Ｓｈｅ               ｄｒａｎｋ               ｉｔ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ,               ｔｈｅｎ               ｇｏｔ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｈｅｒ               ｄｉｓｈｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｎｋ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｒｉｎｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｓｈｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ａｎｄ               ｂｕｔ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｗｉｌ               ｇｏｔ               ｕｐ,               ｃａｒｒｙｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｏｗｌ. Ｂｅｓｉｄｅ               ｈｉｍ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｇｕｌｐｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｌａｓｔ               ｓｐｏｏｎｆｕｌ               ｏｆ               ｃｅｒｅａｌ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｒｏｓｅ. Ｓｈｅ               ｄｒａｎｋ               ｈｅｒ               ｍｉｌｋ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｒｕｓｈｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｎｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｏｕｔ,               "Ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ. Ｗａｓｈ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｆａｃｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｈａｎｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｇｅｔ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ! Ｗｅ               ａｌｌ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｅｌｌ               ｓｏｕｎｄｓ!"               Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ               ｈａｄ               ｋｉｌｌｅｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ. Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｊｏｎ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｖａｔｏｒｙ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｈａｌｌｗａｙ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｗｉｌ               ａｎｄ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｗａｓｈｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｎｋ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ. Ｔｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ               Ｔｒａｖｉｓ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｇｒａｂｂｅｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｓａｔｃｈｅｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｊｏｉｎｅｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ. Ｗｉｌ               ｐｕｓｈｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｐａｎｅｌ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｉｎｄｅｘ               ｆｉｎｇｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｏｐｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ,               ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｐａｎｅｌ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｃｕｒｅ               ｉｔ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｇｏｎｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ. Ｔｈｅ               ｐａｎｅｌ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａｃｔｉｖａｔｅｄ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｂｙ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅｈｏｌｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｈａｄ               ａｎ               ｏｖｅｒｒｉｄｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｅｘｔｒａ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔｌｙ               ｕｎｄｅｒａｇｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ.                Ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｄｅｗａｌｋ               ｔｈａｔ               ｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｄｅｓｔｒｉａｎ               ｐａｔｈ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒａｎ               ａｌｏｎｇｓｉｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏａｄ,               Ｊｏｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｂｙ               ｓｉｄｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ａｎｄ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｆｅｌｌ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｓｔｅｐ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅｍ. Ｆｅｒａ               ｓｎａｋｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｈａｎｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               Ｗｉｌ'ｓ. Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｓ               ｕｎｕｓｕａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｓｔ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｑｕｉｚｚｉｃａｌ               ｌｏｏｋ.                "Ｉｓ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ               ｐａｒｔｙ?"               ｓｈｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ.                Ｗｉｌ               ｇａｖｅ               ａ               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｌａｕｇｈ. "Ｎｏ. Ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｒｅａｌ               ｐａｒｔｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ａｌｌ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｓｏ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｈａｐｐｙ               ｄａｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ. Ｍａｙｂｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｋｅ               ｈｅｒ               ａ               ｃａｒｄ. Ｓｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈａｔ,               Ｉ               ｔｈｉｎｋ."                "Ｙｅａｈ."               Ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｓａｎｄｓｔｏｎｅ-ｃｏｌｏｒｅｄ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ. Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏａｄ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅｍ,               ｇｌｉｄｅｒｓ               ｐｕｌｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｓｔｏｐ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｔ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｏｕｔ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ｏｎ. Ｔｈｅ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ａｌｌ               ｓｔｒｅａｍｅｄ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｎｄｓｔｏｎｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ. Ａ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｓｉｇｎ,               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｃｏｌｏｒ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ｐｒｏｃｌａｉｍｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｄｉｆｉｃｅ               ｗａｓ               Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ               Ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ｗｉｌ               ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ               Ｆｅｒａ'ｓ               ｈａｎｄ. "Ｒｕｎ               ｏｎ               ｉｎ,               ｎｏｗ!"               ｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ,               ｔｏｕｓｌｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒ               ｌｉｇｈｔ               ｂｒｏｗｎ               ｈａｉｒ. Ｊｏｎ,               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ,               ｗａｓ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｈａｌｆｗａｙ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｃａｔｃｈ               ｕｐ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ,               ｗｈｏ               ｗａｓ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ａｇａｉｎ,               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ａｖｏｉｄｉｎｇ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｌａｓｓｒｏｏｍｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ.                "Ｉｔｓ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａ               ｒｕｓｈ               ｈｅｒｅ!"               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｇｌａｄ               ｍｙ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｌａｔｅｒ."                "Ｉｔ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｕｓ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ,               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ,               Ｉ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｗａｌｋ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ. Ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ,               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｌｉｓｔｅｎ,               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｇｏ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗａｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｙ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｈａｒｄ               ｏｎ               ｙｏｕ,               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｏｎｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｃａｎ               ｂｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｎｅｙ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ,               ｒｅａｌｌｙ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ,               ｇｒａｂｂｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒ               ａｒｍ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｕｒｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｈｉｍ.                "Ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｇｏ               ｎｏｂｌｅ               ｏｎ               ｍｅ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ,               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｎｅｗ               ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｎｅｗ               ｓｈｏｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒ               ｆａｔｈｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｃａｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ,               ｎｏｔ               ａｎ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｄａｙ               ｂｙ               ｄａｙ               ｔｏ               ｂｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｕｓ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ! Ｂｕｔ               ｔｈａｎｋｓ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ. Ｉ'ｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｎｉｃｅ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ."                "Ｎｉｃｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｋｉｌｌ               ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｅｘｔｒａ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｗａｉｔ               ａｗｈｉｌｅ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｈａｎｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ａｇａｉｎ. Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｇａｖｅ               ｈｉｍ               ａ               ｓｉｄｅｗｉｓｅ               ｌｏｏｋ.                "Ｈｅｙ,               ｔｈａｎｋｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ               ｕｓ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｅｉｇｈｔ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ. Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｍｏｍ               ａｎｄ               Ｄａｄ               ｄｉｅｄ               Ｉ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｗｅ'ｄ               ｂｅ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｏｆｆ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｈｏｍｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｕｒｅ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ               ｈａｒｓｈｌｙ. "Ｊｕｓｔ               ｌｕｃｋｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ."               Ｈｅ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ               ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ               ａｂｒｕｐｔｌｙ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｏｒｒｙ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ. Ｉ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｍｅａｎ               ｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ｉｔ               ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ. Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｗａｎｔ               ｙｏｕ               ａｌｌ               ｃａｒｔｅｄ               ｏｆｆ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｈｏｍｅ."                "Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｔｈａｔ. Ｉｔ               ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐｌａｎｓ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ,               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｉｔ,               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｑｕｉｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ａｎｄ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ. Ａｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｖｅｎ               ａｔ               ａ               ｓｔｅａｄｙ               ｊｏｂ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｄａｙ...". Ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｉｎｇ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ｎｏｗ. Ｇｌｉｄｅｒｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｕｌｌｉｎｇ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａｎ               ｅｎｃｌｏｓｅｄ               ｐａｒｋｉｎｇ               ａｒｅａ               ｏｒ               ｕｐ               ｉｎ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｔ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ               ｏｕｔ. Ｗｉｌ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ               ａｇａｉｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｈｅｒ               ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ. Ｓｈｅ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ,               ｈｅｒ               ｇｒａｙ-ｇｒｅｅｎ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ."                "Ｉ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｏｕｔ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｅａｒｌｙ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｗａｉｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ａｍ."                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｃｈｅｃｋ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｔｈｅｎ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ. "Ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｄａｙ!"                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ. "Ｉ               ｗｉｌｌ. Ｉ               ｈｏｐｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｊｏｂ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ."                Ｗｉｌｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ａｂｓｔｒａｃｔｅｄｌｙ. "Ｔｈａｎｋｓ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｄｅ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ｗｉｌ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｅ,               ｓｔｏｐｐｉｎｇ               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ａｔ               ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇｓ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｄａｙ'ｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｕｔ               ｎｏｔ               ｆｉｎｄｉｎｇ               ａｎｙ. Ｓｉｇｈｉｎｇ,               ｈｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｐａｓｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｕｓｅ,               ｎｏｔｉｎｇ               Ａｎａ               Ｈａｎｄｉｅｒ               ｓｌｉｐｐｉｎｇ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｈｅｒ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｄｄｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ａ               Ｇｕａｒｄ               ｗｈｏ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｓｔｒｏｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ. Ｈｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ               Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               Ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ. Ｏｎ               ｄａｙｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｏｎｅ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗｏｒｋ,               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｊｏｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｒｂａｇｅ               ｄｅｔａｉｌ. Ａｓ               ｈｅ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｔ               ｏｆ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇｓ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｈｅ               ｓａｗ               ａ               ｆｏｒｍ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ               Ｓｈａｗｎ               Ｓａｎｄｅｒｓ,               ａ               ｍａｎ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｍｉｄ-ｔｗｅｎｔｉｅｓ               ｗｈｏ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅ               ｄａｙ               ｊｏｂｓ. Ｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               Ｗｉｌ. "Ｔｈｅｙ               ｆｉｌｌｅｄ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｌｏｔｓ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｔｏｄａｙ. Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｕｓｅｓ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｌｏｏｋｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｗｅ               ｇｅｔ               ａ               ｄａｙ               ｏｆｆ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ａｎｄ               ｆｅｌｌ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｓｔｅｐ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｍａｎ. "Ｙｅａｈ."                Ｔｈｅｙ               ｐａｒｔｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｃｒｏｓｓ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌ,               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ               ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｍｅ.                "Ｂｏｙ! Ｈｏｌｄ               ｕｐ               ａ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ! Ｉ               ｗａｎｔ               ａ               ｗｏｒｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ. Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｏｕｔ               ｗｈｏ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｏｆ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ｍｉｎｉｍａｌｌｙ,               ａｓ               ａ               ｂｏｙ. Ｈｅ               ｓａｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏｕｒｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｍａｎ               ｓｔｒｉｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｆｕｌｌｙ,               ｓｔｒｉｄｉｎｇ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓｙ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ. Ｗｉｌ               ｆｏｌｄｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ａｒｍｓ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｈｅｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｉｔｅｄ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎ               ｃａｍｅ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｈｉｍ,               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｚｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎ               ｕｐ. Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔａｌｌ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｌｏｎｇ               ａｕｂｕｒｎ               ｈａｉｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｕｎｇ               ｎｅａｔｌｙ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｂａｃｋ. Ｈｉｓ               ｓｋｉｎ               ｗａｓ               ｓｏ               ｌｉｇｈｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ｐａｌｅ. Ａ               ｑｕｉｃｋ               ｐｒｏｂｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｂｓｃｕｒｉｎｇ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ. Ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ,               "Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ. Ｗｈａｔ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ'ｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｈｉｔ? Ｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｕａｒｄｓ               ｈａｄ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｙｏｕ?"                Ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎ               ｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ. Ｈｉｓ               ｅｙｅｓ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ,               ｗｅｒｅ               ｇｒａｙ. "Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｗｏｒｒｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｕａｒｄｓ. Ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｌｅｔ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｓｃａｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｕａｒｄｓ,               ｂｏｙ! Ｊｕｓｔ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ               ｕｐ. Ｎｏｔ               ｙｏｕｒ               ａｒｒｏｇａｎｃｅ! Ｙｏｕｒ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ! Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ａ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ."               Ｈｅ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｗｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｈａｎｄ. "Ｉ'ｍ               Ｂｅｎ               Ａｔｋｉｎｓ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｃｌａｓｐｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｈａｎｄ. "Ｗｉｌ               Ｔｒａｖｉｓ."                "Ｗｅｌｌ,               Ｗｉｌ               Ｔｒａｖｉｓ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｄａｙ'ｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ. Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｒｉｓｋｙ,               ａｃｃｅｐｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｄａｙ'ｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｄ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ.                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｉｌｌｅｇａｌ,               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ,               ａｈ. . . ｕｎｓｅｔｔｌｉｎｇ. Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｅｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｏｗｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｍｙ               ｎｅｗ               ｐｌａｃｅ. Ｉ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｔｏｏ. Ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｄａｙｓ,               ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｄｏｕｂｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅｒｓ               ｗａｇｅ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｂｅｌｌ. Ｗｈａｔ               ｄｏ               ｙｏｕ               ｓａｙ?"                "Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｆｔｈ               ｂｅｌｌ. Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｉｃｋ               ｍｙ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｕｐ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ."                "Ａｈ. Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｓｋ               ｔｈｅｎ. Ｌｅｔ               ｍｅ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ               ａ               ｓｌｉｇｈｔ               ｍｏｄｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ,               ｔｈｅｎ. Ｗｅ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｂｅｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄａｙ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｅｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               ｐｉｃｋ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｕｐ. Ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｌｅｔ               ｍｅ               ｔａｋｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ａｄｄ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｍｅａｌ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗａｇｅｓ."                Ｗｉｌ'ｓ               ｍｏｕｔｈ               ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ               ｏｐｅｎ. "Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｔｏｏ               ｍｕｃｈ!"                Ｂｅｎ               ｈｅｌｄ               ｕｐ               ｈｉｓ               ｈａｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ. "Ｒｅａｌｌｙ? Ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｇｒａｂ               ａ               ｌｏａｆ               ｏｆ               ｂｒｅａｄ               ｏｒ               ａ               ｂｉｔ               ｏｆ               ｍｅａｔ? Ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｍｉｎｕｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｔ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｆｏｏｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｕｂｌｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ｄａｙ'ｓ               ｗａｇｅｓ. Ｗｈａｔ               ｓａｙ               ｙｏｕ?"                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔａｒｅｄ               ａｔ               Ｂｅｎ,               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｉｎｇ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓａｙｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｙｅｓ. Ｙｅｓ,               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｄｏ               ｉｔ."                Ｂｅｎ               Ａｔｋｉｎｓ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ. "Ｇｏｏｄ! Ｉ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｉｎｔｅｌｌｉｇｅｎｔ. Ｎｏｗ               ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｇｅｔ               ｇｏｉｎｇ. Ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ｓｔａｎｄ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ,               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｔａｋｅ               ｎｏｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ. Ｆｉｒｓｔ,               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ. Ｉ               ｓａｗ               ｏｎｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｆａｒ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｒｅ,               Ｉ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ."                "Ｙｅｓ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｔｗｏ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ               ｄｏｗｎ."                "Ｓｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ｔｈｅｎ,               Ｗｉｌ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｏｒｋｄａｙ               ｈａｓ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔａｒｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｓｗａｌｌｏｗｅｄ. "Ｙｅｓ,               ｓｉｒ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ.                Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｉｎｇ               ｆｏｏｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ,               Ｂｅｎ               ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｂｅ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｔｏ               Ｗｉｌ'ｓ               ｈｏｕｓｅ. "Ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｙ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｃａｒｒｙ               ｉｔ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ａｌｌ               ｄａｙ."                Ｉｎｓｉｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅａｔ,               ｂｒｅａｄ,               ｖｅｇｅｔａｂｌｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｊｕｉｃｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｌｄ               ｓｔｏｒａｇｅ               ｕｎｉｔ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｂｅｎ               ｗａｉｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ｒｏｏｍ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｈｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ,               "Ｗｈａｔ               ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ,               Ｗｉｌ?"                "Ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｇｌｉｄｅｒ               ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｉ'ｄ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｗｅｅｋｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｏｕｔ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｄｓ. Ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               Ｂａｒｒｉｎｇｔｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ａ               ｓｈｏｗ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｍａｄｅ               ｉｔ               ｈｏｍｅ. Ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｔｙ               ｗｏｒｋｅｒｓ               ｃａｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｕｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｄｅａｄ. Ｗｅ               ａｌｌ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｇｕｅ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｄｉｅｓ."                "Ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ? Ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ               ａ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ."                "Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ. Ｔｗｏ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ. Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｕｒｎｓ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ. Ｊｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｅｌｅｖｅｎ               ａｎｄ                Ｆｅｒａ               ｉｓ               ｓｅｖｅｎ."                Ｂｅｎ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄ               ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｓｐｅａｋ               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｗｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｇｏ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｑｕｉｔｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｔｏｄａｙ."               Ｔｈｅｙ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｔｃｈｆｕｌ               ｅｙｅ               ｏｆ               Ａｎａ               Ｈａｎｄｌｅｒ,               ｗｈｏ               ｗａｓ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ               ｔｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ               ｇａｒｄｅｎ. Ｏｎｃｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｄｅｓｔｒｉａｎ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ,               Ｂｅｎ               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔｅｄ. "Ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｗｅｉｇｈｔｙ               ｔａｓｋ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｎｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ａｇｅ. Ｗｉｌｌ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ,               ｙｏｕ               ｓａｉｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｎａｍｅ               ｉｓ,               ｈｅｌｐ               ｙｏｕ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ?"                "Ｓｈｅ               ｗａｎｔｓ               ｔｏ. Ｉ               ｗａｎｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               ｉｎ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ."                "Ａｈ."               Ｈｅ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ               ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｗｉｌ. "Ｌｅｔ               ｍｅ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｙｏｕ               ａ               ｂｉｔ               ｏｆ               ａｄｖｉｃｅ. Ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｇｅｔ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｆｔ               ａｌｌ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｂｕｒｄｅｎｓ               ａｌｏｎｅ. Ｔａｋｅ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａ               ｔｒｕｓｔｗｏｒｔｈｙ               ｓｏｕｒｃｅ."               Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ａｗａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ａｇａｉｎ. Ｗｉｌ               ｈｕｒｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｃａｔｃｈ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍ,               ｈｉｓ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｌｏｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ.                "Ｔｅｌｌ               ｍｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｏｗｎ,               Ｗｉｌ               Ｔｒａｖｉｓ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｎｉｅｓｔ               ｔｏｗｎｓｈｉｐ               Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｅｖｅｒ               ｓｅｅｎ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ｓｍａｌｌｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｍｉｎｅ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｓａｙｉｎｇ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ               ｓｈｏｒｔｌｙ. "Ｗｅｌｌ,               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｗｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｓｍａｌｌｅｓｔ               ｔｏｗｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｌａｎｅｔ. Ｗｅ               ｄｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ｗｏｒｌｄｃｏｍｍ               Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ               ｂｕｔ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｍｏｒｅ. Ｏｈ,               ａ               ｐｕｂ,               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｃａｒｄ               ｈａｌｌ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｔ."                "Ａｈ. Ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａ               ｒｅｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ               ｈａｌｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｄｓ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ?"                "Ｎｏ. Ｔｈｅ               ｍａｙｏｒ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｌｅｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｂｅ               ｂｕｉｌｔ. Ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｖｉａｂｌｅ."                "Ｉ               ｓｅｅ. Ａｎｄ               ｓｏ               ｋｉｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎｍｅｎｔ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｗｒｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ. Ｉｔ               ｂｕｉｌｄｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｅｄ               ｒｅｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｋｉｄｓ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｏｌｖｅ               ａ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ,               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｉｔ               ｎｏｔ?"                "Ｙｅｓ."                "Ｔｕｒｎ               ｈｅｒｅ. Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ."               Ｔｈｅｙ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｙａｒｄ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｈｏｕｓｅ. Ｔｈｅ               ｙａｒｄ               ｗａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ-ｋｅｐｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｇａｒｄｅｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｎｉｃｅｌｙ               ｐｒｕｎｅｄ               ｔｒｅｅ               ｓｈａｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒａｓｓ. Ｂｅｎ               ｕｎｌｏｃｋｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｕｃｈｐａｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ. Ｗｉｌ               ｇｒｏａｎｅｄ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｓａｗ               ｔｈｅ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｕｎｐａｃｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｄｏｎｅ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｂｅｎ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓａｙｉｎｇ. "Ｗｅ               ａｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｈｅｒｅ. Ｃｏｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍｅ. Ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ｍｙ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ. Ｍｙ               ｓｕｐｅｒｉｏｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｒ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｍｅ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ."                Ｓｈｒｕｇｇｉｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｅｒｖｅ               ａｓ               ａｎ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｂｏｘｅｓ               ｓｔａｃｋｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｏｎｃｅ               ａｇａｉｎ               Ｗｉｌ               ｇｒｏａｎｅｄ               ｉｎｗａｒｄｌｙ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｉｍ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｂｅｎ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｗｅｌｌ,               ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｇｅｔ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｙｏｕ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｅａｒｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｄａｙ'ｓ               ｗａｇｅｓ,               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｊｕｄｇｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｒｉｇｈｔ."                "Ｙｅｓ,               ｓｉｒ!"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ,               ａｎｄ               Ｂｅｎ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｅｎｉｇｍａｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｇｅｓｔｕｒｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｘｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｎｅａｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅｇａｎ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｓｋ               ｏｆ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｒｅａｄｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓｅ.                Ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｎ               ｗａｓ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｋｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｗｉｌ               ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｔｏ               ｐｉｃｋ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｕｐ. Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｍｐｔｙ               ｐａｔｈ,               ｒｅｃａｌｌｉｎｇ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｄｉｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｒｏｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐａｔｈ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｈｅ               ａｔｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ. Ｔｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｃｒｏｗｄｅｄ,               ｔｈｅｎ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ               ｈｕｒｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｏｒ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ. Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｅｍｐｔｙ               ｎｏｗ,               ｓａｖｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｌｉｚａｒｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｓｕｎｎｉｎｇ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｈｅ               ｇｏｔ               ｔｏｏ               ｃｌｏｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｓｃｕｔｔｌｅｄ               ｏｆｆ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅｄｇｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｌｉｎｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｈ. Ｗｉｌ               ｈｕｒｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ,               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ａｃｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ'               ｄｅａｔｈ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｄｅ               ｄｏｏｒｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｅｒｖｅｄ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｔｒｙｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇｓ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｗｕｎｇ               ｂａｃｋ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｍ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｄ. Ａ               ｇｕａｒｄ               ｅｙｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｗａｒｉｌｙ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｒｒｉｄｏｒ,               ｂｕｔ,               ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍ               ｌｅｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｐａｓｓ. Ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｉｒｄ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｈｏｕｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｖｅ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ. Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈａｉｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ               ａｒｅａ.                "Ｇｒｅａｔ!"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｇｌａｄ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｅａｒｌｙ. Ｍｉｓｓ               Ｎｉｒａ               ｈａｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｐａｐｅｒｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｇｎ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｉｇｈｅｄ. Ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ａｆｒａｉｄ               ｏｆ               ｉｔ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｂｅｎ               ｈａｄ               ｈｅｌｐｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｖｅｒｒｕｌｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｉｓ. Ｈｅ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. Ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｅａｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ               ａｒｅａ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｏ               ｌｏｏｋ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ.                "Ｊｕｓｔ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ａ               ｆｏｒｍｅｒ               ｃｌａｓｓｍａｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒｓ               ｈａｓ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｉｃｋ               ｕｐ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｎｏ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ               ａｌｌ               ｔｏ               ｇｏｇｇｌｅ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ! Ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｒｎ,               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｗａｓｔｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｓｔａｒｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ!"               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ               ｓｎａｐｐｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｇｒｏｕｐｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ. Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ａｔ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｂｂｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｖｅ               ａｒｅａ. Ｍｉｓｓ               Ｎｉｒａ               ｒｏｓｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｒ               ｄｅｓｋ               ｃｈａｉｒ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ               ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ               ａ               ｄａｔａ               ｐａｄ.                "Ｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｐｅｒｗｏｒｋ               ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｇｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ. Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｏｒｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｈｅｒ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｕｓ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｔ. Ａｎｄ               ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ."               Ｓｈｅ               ｈａｎｄｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｐａｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               Ｗｉｌ. "Ｈｅｒｅ,               ａｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｅｅ,               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｉｔｈｄｒａｗｓ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ａｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ａｎｄ               ｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｈｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｍｏｔｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ. Ａ               ｔｅｃｈｎｉｃｉａｎ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂｙ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｑｕｉｐｍｅｎｔ,               ｓｏ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ. Ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｗｅｒｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｏｎｅ               ａｔ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｆｉｎｅ."                "Ａｈ. Ｙｅｓ. Ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｈｏｍｅ. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ,               Ｍｉｓｓ               Ｎｉｒａ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｓｃａｎｎｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｉｔ. Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｐａｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｃｅｐｔｉｏｎｉｓｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               "Ｊｕｓｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｐｌａｃｅ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｔｏ               ｓｉｇｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅａｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｑｕｉｐｍｅｎｔ. Ｃｌｉｃｋ               ｔｗｏ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｈａｎｄ               ｃｏｒｎｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｂｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐａｇｅ               ｕｐ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｄｉｄ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｔｏｌｄ,               ｏｎｃｅ               ａｇａｉｎ               ｓｃａｎｎｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓｉｇｎｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｎａｍｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｔｔｏｍ.                "Ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｉｔ! Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｓｅｅｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｉ               ｈｏｐｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｏｒｋｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ."                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ,               Ｍｉｓｓ               Ｎｉｒａ,"               Ｗｉｌｌ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ,               ｈａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｐａｄ. Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ. "Ｃｏｍｅ               ｏｎ! Ｗｅ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｐｉｃｋｉｎｇ               Ｊｏｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｕｐ,"               ｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ.                "Ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｍａｄ               ａｔ               ｍｅ,               ａｒｅ               ｙｏｕ,               Ｗｉｌ?"               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｔｒｏｄｅ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ. "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｍｙ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ!"                "Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ! Ｎｏ,               Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｏｔ               ｍａｄ               ａｔ               ｙｏｕ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ. Ｉ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｍｏｔｅ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｍｙｓｅｌｆ,               ｉｓ               ａｌｌ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ. "Ｗｅｌｌ,               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｂｅ               ｍａｄ               ａｔ               ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ. Ｙｏｕ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ａｌｏｎｅ,               ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ. Ｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｔｏｄａｙ."               Ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｎｄ               ｕｎｄｅｒｎｅａｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｒｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｔｒｅｅ.                "Ｓｏ,               ｄｉｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｍａｋｅ               ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎａｉｒｅ               ｔｏｄａｙ,               ｍｙ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ,               ｏｒ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ?"                "Ｏｈ,               Ｉ               ｂｏｕｇｈｔ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ! Ｌｅｔ               ｍｅ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｙｏｕ,               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎ               Ｉ               ｗｏｒｋｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｏｄａｙ               ｐａｉｄ               ｍｅ               ｄｏｕｂｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅｒ               ｒａｔｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｂｕｙｉｎｇ               ｆｏｏｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓ               ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ,               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               Ｉ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｍ!"                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ'ｓ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｎａｒｒｏｗｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｓｕｓｐｉｃｉｏｎ               ａｔ               ｔｈｉｓ. "Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｏｄｄ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｈｅｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｄｒｏｐｐｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｖｏｌｕｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｎｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ.                "Ａｎｄ               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｗｏｒｋｅｄ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｔｏｄａｙ               ｈｅ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｈｉｒｅ               ｍｅ               ａｇａｉｎ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ'ｓ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｗｉｄｅｎｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ. "Ｔｒｕｌｙ? Ｏｈ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｍａｒｖｅｌｏｕｓ!"                Ｗｉｌ               ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ. "Ｗｅｌｌ,               ｉｔ               ｗａｓｎ'ｔ               ａ               ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅ,               Ｔｅｌ."                "Ｂｕｔ               ｓｔｉｌｌ! Ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｈｏｐｅ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｗｅ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ               ｃａｎ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｌｌ               ｒａｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｇｎａｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｄａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｃａｍｅ               ｒｕｓｈｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌａｓｓｒｏｏｍｓ.                Ｔｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｉｔｓ               ｕｓｕａｌ               ｍａｎｎｅｒ. Ｗｉｌ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｃｏｏｋｅｄ               ｓｕｐｐｅｒ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｄｉｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ. Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｊｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｍａｔｈ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｈｅｌｐｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｅｐｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ               ｉｔ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｈｅｌｐｅｄ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ               ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｓｏｃｉｏｌｏｇｙ               ｑｕｉｚ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ. Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｓｕｐｐｅｒ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｐｕｌｌｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｍｅｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｌ               ｐｌａｙｅｄ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ               ａｓ               ａ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｈａｄ               ｄｉｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｐｌａｙｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎ               ｈｏｕｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｓｅｎｔ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｔｏ               ｓｈｏｗｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｅｄ.                Ｗｈｅｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｈａｌｌｗａｙ,               Ｊｏｎ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｔｗｏ               ａｎｄ               ｓａｉｄ,               "Ｓｏ               ｉｓ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｑｕｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ｔｏｏ? Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ａｗｈｉｌｅ               ｎｏｗ."                "Ｎｏ. Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｏｔ. Ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ'ｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｂａｃｋ. Ｗｅ               ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｒｅ. Ｔｈｅｙ'ｒｅ               ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ               ｕｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ,"               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ. "Ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｙ               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈ               ｏｕｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｉｎｇ."                "Ｉｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｋｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｅａｓｉｅｒ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ.                Ｊｏｎ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｗａｎｔ,               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｃｌｅａｎ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｍｅ."               Ｈｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｇａｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ               ｇａｍｅ               ｐｉｅｃｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｉｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｘ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｍｅ               ｉｎ,               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ. "Ｉ               ｗｉｓｈ               Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｏｌｄｅｒ,               ｔｈｅｎ               Ｉ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｔｏｏ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ.                "Ｙｏｕ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｐｌｅｎｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｈｅｌｐ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ. "Ｔｈａｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｏｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｆｉｇｈｔ               ａｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               Ｉ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｈｅａｄｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｕｒｅ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ.                Ｊｏｎ               ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ               ａ               ｄｅｅｐ               ｄａｒｋ               ｒｅｄ. "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｓｏ               ｄｉｄ               Ｉ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｈａｒｄ               ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ. Ｋｉｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｏｎ               ｍｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｉ'ｍ               ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｃｌａｐｐｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｒｅａｓｓｕｒｉｎｇｌｙ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ. "Ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｇｏｏｄ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. Ｊｏｎ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ,               ｇａｍｅ               ｂｏｘ               ｉｎ               ｈａｎｄ. "Ｉ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               Ｆｅｒａ'ｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｗｅｒ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               "ｓｏ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｇｏ               ｎｅｘｔ."               Ｈｅ               ｈｅａｄｅｄ               ｏｆｆ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ,               ｐａｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｉｔｓ               ｓｈｅｌｆ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ.                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｇｏ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｗｉｌ.                "Ｈｅ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ                "Ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｗｈａｔ?"               Ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ｓｉｌｅｎｔｌｙ,               Ｆｅｒａ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｎｏｗ               ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｅｄ. Ｓｈｅ               ｐｌｏｐｐｅｄ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｌｏｏｒ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               Ｗｉｌｌ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ.                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｉｇｈｅｄ. "Ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ,"               ｈｅ               ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ,               ｗｅａｒｉｌｙ.                "Ｏｈ. Ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｋｉｄｓ               ｔｅａｓｅ               ｈｉｍ               ｌｏｔｓ,               ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ. Ｔｈｅｙ               ｔｅａｓｅ               ｍｅ,               ｔｏｏ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｌｅｔ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｍｅ."                "Ｊｕｓｔ               ａｓ               ｌｏｎｇ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ               ｄｅｃｋ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｄｏ               ｏｋａｙ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｓｔ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ.                "Ｙｏｕ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ,               Ｆｅｒａ!"               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ａｄｍｏｎｉｓｈｅｄ.                Ｆｅｒａ               ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ! Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｌｉｖｅ               ａｔ               ａ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ!"                Ｗｉｌ               ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ａｎｄ               ｇｒａｂｂｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｂｅａｒ               ｈｕｇ. "Ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｈａｐｐｅｎ. Ｎｏｔ               ｎｏｗ. Ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｌｌ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｏｕｒ               ｈｅａｄｓ               ｏｎ               ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｆｉｎｅ."               Ｈｅ               ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ａｒｍｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｈｅｒ. "Ｎｏｗ               ｇｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ａ               ｈｕｇ               ａｎｄ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｄ."                Ｆｅｒａ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｏｋａｙ."               Ｓｈｅ               ｄａｓｈｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｈｕｇ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｒｕｓｈｅｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｈｉｍ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｈｕｇ. "Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ｊｏｎ,               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｈｅ'ｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｗｅｒ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ.                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｔｕｃｋ               ｙｏｕ               ｉｎ,               Ｆｅｒａ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌｗａｙ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ.                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｅｔｔｌｅｄ               ｍｏｏｄｉｌｙ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｓｏｆｔ               ａｒｍｃｈａｉｒ,               ｈｉｓ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｒｅｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ,               ｈｉｓ               ｓｔｏｍａｃｈ               ｆｕｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｍｅａｌｓ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｅａｔｅｎ               ｉｎ               ｍａｎｙ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ. Ｈｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               Ｂｅｎ,               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈａｄ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｏｗｎ. Ｎｏ               ｏｎｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ｔｏ               Ｆｉｒｓｔｏｎ               ｂｙ               ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ａ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｒｇｅ,               ｏｖｅｒｃｒｏｗｄｅｄ               ｃｉｔｉｅｓ. Ｓｏｍｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｗｏｒｋ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｗａｓ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｄｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｃｋ               ｏｆ               ｆａｃｔｏｒｉｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｓｈｉｐｐｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｅａ. Ｂｕｔ,               ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               Ｂｅｎ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｇｏａｌｓ               ｉｎ               ｍｉｎｄ. Ｎｏ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅ               ｉｔ               ｏｕｔ,               ｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ,               ａｓ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｈｅｒ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｈａｉｒ               ｕｎｂｏｕｎｄ.                "Ｓｈｅ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｓｌｅｅｐ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｒ               ｔｕｒｎｓ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｍｏｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ａｒｍｃｈａｉｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｍｏｔｈｅｒ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｕｓｅｄ. Ｏｎｃｅ               ｓｅａｔｅｄ               ｓｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｆａｃｅ               ｈｉｍ. "Ｓｏ               ｈｏｗ               ｄｏ               ｗｅ               ｐｌａｎ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ? Ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ｄａｙ               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｎ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｉｇｈｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｓｔａｙ,               ｉｔ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ               ｄｅｔａｉｌ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ. "Ｂｕｔ               ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏｏ               ｈａｒｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｄａｙ! Ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ａ               ｂｒｅａｋ,               Ｗｉｌ."                Ｗｉｌ'ｓ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｓｎａｐｐｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｂｒｏｗｎ               ｆｉｒｅ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｈａｐｐｙ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕ               ｑｕｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｒ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｆａｉｒ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕ,"               ｈｅ               ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ               ｈｅｒ.                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｆａｉｒ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ. Ｉ               ｈａｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｏｌｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｓｅｖｅｎｔｅｅｎ               ｙｅｔ. Ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｍａｋｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ａｒｇｕｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｈｅｒｅ. Ａｎｄ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ,               ｎｏｔ               ｍｉｎｅ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｇｏ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ,               ｙｏｕ               ｇｏ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｄａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ."               Ｓｈｅ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ. "Ｓｅｅｉｎｇ               ａｓ               Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｇｏｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ               ｌｅｆｔ,               Ｉ'ｍ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｄ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｂｏｕｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎｓ!"               Ｓｈｅ               ｇｒｉｎｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｖｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｒｕｓｈｉｎｇ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ.                Ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ｄａｗｎｅｄ               ｂｒｉｇｈｔ               ａｎｄ               ｃｌｅａｒ. Ｗｉｌ               ｗｏｋｅ               ｕｐ               ａｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｕｓｕａｌ               ｔｉｍｅ,               ｇｏｔ               ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ. Ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｉｒｌｓ               ｓｌｅｐｔ               ｉｎ,               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｏｐｅｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ.                "Ｉ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               Ｉ'ｄ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ. Ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ,               Ｉ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｂｅ               ａｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ａｎｙｍｏｒｅ,               ｓｏ               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｈｅｒｅ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄ,               ｂｕｔ               ｗａｓ               ｃｕｔ               ｏｆｆ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｚｚｅｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｒａｎｇ.                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｈａｔ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌｗａｙ.                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｏｄ               ｏｕｔ!"               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｂｕｓｔｌｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ. Ｗｉｌ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ,               ｓｈａｋｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｅａｄ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｓｏ. Ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｚｚｅｒ               ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ               ａｇａｉｎ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｏｕｔ;               "Ｏｎ               ｍｙ               ｗａｙ!"               Ｒｅａｃｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ,               ｈｅ               ｐｕｓｈｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｕｎｌｏｃｋｅｄ               ｉｔ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｉｔｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｏｐｅｎ. Ａｎａ               Ｈａｎｄｉｅｒ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｅｐ,               ａ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｐａｃｋａｇｅ               ｗｒａｐｐｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｂｒｉｇｈｔ               ｐｕｒｐｌｅ               ｐａｐｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｈａｎｄｓ.                "Ｇｏｏｄ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌ! Ｉｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｕｐ               ｙｅｔ? Ｉ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｈｅｒ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ. Ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ'ｓ               ａ               ｂｉｇ               ｙｅａｒ,               ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ."                "Ｙｅｓ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｇｅｔ               ｈｅｒ. Ｃｏｍｅ               ｉｎ,               ｐｌｅａｓｅ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ. "Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ!"                Ｈｅ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ,               "Ａｎａ'ｓ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ. "Ｈｅｌｌｏ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒ. "Ｉ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｙｏｕ. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ!"               Ｓｈｅ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｏ               ａｃｃｅｐｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｉｆｔ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｗｉｌ               ｍｏｖｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ｍｅａｌ.                Ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｗａｓ               ｏｐｅｎｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ,               Ｊｏｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｔｒｏｏｐｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ,               ｂｏｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｂｕｔ               ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｓｋｉｎｇ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｔ.                "Ｗｅｌｌ,               ｓｈｏｗ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ,               ｇｉｒｌ! Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｔｈｅｙ'ｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ｂｕｒｓｔｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｔ!"               ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ. Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｉｆｔ,               ａ               ｎｅｗ,               ｂｒｉｇｈｔｌｙ               ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｒｏｂｅ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｄｅｅｐ               ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ａｌｌ               ｓｅｅ               ｉｔ.                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ!"               Ｆｅｒａ               ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ. "Ｃａｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｉｔ,               Ｗｉｌ?"                Ｗｉｌ               ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ. "Ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｃａｎ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｉｔ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｈｅｒ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ. Ａｎｄ               ｓｈｅ'ｓ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ               ｔｏｄａｙ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ａｎａ. "Ｔｈａｎｋ               ｙｏｕ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｇｏｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｏ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｅ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ."                "Ｏｈ,               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏ               ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ. Ｉ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ. Ａｎｙｔｉｍｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｈｅｌｐ,               Ｗｉｌ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍ,               "Ｉ'ｍ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ."                "Ｏｈ,               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ,"               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ. "Ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｎｏｗ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｗｏｒｋ."                Ａｎａ'ｓ               ｂｒｉｇｈｔ               ｇｒａｙ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｓｐａｒｋｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｌｉｇｈｔ. "Ｏｈ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐｌａｎ,               ｉｓ               ｉｔ? Ｙｏｕ'ｄ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｏｆｆ               ｉｎ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ｇｉｒｌ,               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｍｙ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｓａｙ."                "Ｗｉｌ,               Ｉ'ｍ               ｈｕｎｇｒｙ!"               Ｆｅｒａ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ               ｏｌｄｅｓｔ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ."                "Ｏｈ! Ｉ'ｍ               ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ!"               Ａｎａ               ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｏ               ｓｏｒｒｙ. Ｍｙ               ｏｗｎ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｇｏｎｅ               ｓｏ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ               ａｌｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｔｉｍｅｓ."                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｗａｌｋ               ｙｏｕ               ｏｕｔ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｙｏｕ               ａｌｌ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｅａｔｉｎｇ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｊｏｉｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ."               Ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈａｔ,               ｈｅ               ｕｓｈｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｄｏｏｒ,               ｔｈａｎｋｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒ               ａｇａｉｎ               ｆｏｒ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ'ｓ               ｇｉｆｔ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｓｉｌｅｎｔ               ｅｘｃｅｐｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏｕｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｓｉｌｖｅｒｗａｒｅ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｂｏｗｌｓ. Ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｓａｔ               ｄｏｗｎ,               Ｆｅｒａ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ. Ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｃｒｏｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｈｅｒ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｆｅｌｌ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｘ               ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｂｅ,               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｗａｓ               ｈａｎｇｉｎｇ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｄｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｘ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｐａｃｋｅｄ               ｉｎ. "Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｐｒｅｔｔｙ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ.                Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｙｅｓ. Ｉｔ               ｉｓ. Ｇｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｒｅａｄｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               Ｆｅｒａ."                Ｆｅｒａ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ. Ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｓｅａｔｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ,               Ｊｏｎ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ.                "Ｈａｐｐｙ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ,               Ｓｉｓ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ.                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ａｔ               ｈｉｍ. Ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｒｅｅ,               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｏｎｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               Ｓｉｓ. "Ｔｈａｎｋｓ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. Ｊｏｎ               ｓｗａｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｌａｓｔ               ｂｉｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｆｏｏｄ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ. "Ｉ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｌａｔｅ               ｔｏｄａｙ. Ｉ'ｄ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｈｕｒｒｙ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｃｌｅａｒｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｌａｃｅ. Ｗｉｌ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅｄ               ａ               ｌｏｏｋ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｄｅｐｏｓｉｔｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ               ｂｅｓｉｄｅ               Ｆｅｒａ'ｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ.                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ,               "ｔｈｅｎ               ｇｏ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｗｏｒｋ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｃｌｅａｎ               ｕｐ               ｈｅｒｅ,               ｔｈｅｎ."                Ｆｅｒａ               ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ. "Ａｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｗｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ? Ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｌａｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｕｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ!"               ｓｈｅ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｏｕｔ.                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｉ'ｍ               ｒｅａｄｙ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ. "Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ,               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｍｙ               ｓｔｕｆｆ,               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔｏｄａｙ,               ｄｏ               ｙｏｕ?"                "Ｎｏ."               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｅａｄ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ."                Ｆｅｒａ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｏ               Ｗｉｌｌ. "Ａｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ? Ｔｏ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ?"                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｅａｄ. "Ｎｏ. Ｉ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｄｏ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｏｕｔ               ｈｅｒｅ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｇｏｏｄ,               Ｆｅｒａ. Ｂｏｔｈ               ｍｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｃａｎ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｎｏｗ. Ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｒ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ."                Ｆｅｒａ'ｓ               ｂｒｏｗ               ｆｕｒｒｏｗｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｉｏｎ. "Ｏｈ."               Ｔｈｅｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｆａｃｅ               ｂｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｈｅａｒｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ. Ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｕｄｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｏｍｅ. Ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｗｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｕｔｌａｎｄｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｅａｃｈ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｋｉｄｓ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｓｈｏｔ               ｈｅｒ               ａ               ｇｌａｎｃｅ.                "Ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｇｏ,               Ｆｅｒａ. Ｊｏｎ'ｓ               ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｕｓ."                "Ｗｉｔｈ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               ｕｎｂｒｉｄｌｅｄ               ａｎｔｉｃｉｐａｔｉｏｎ!"               Ｊｏｎ'ｓ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｄｏｏｒ. Ｗｉｌ               ｆｅｌｔ               ａ               ｒａｒｅ               ｓｍｉｌｅ               ｂｒｅａｋ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｆａｃｅ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｄｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄａｙ.                Ｗｉｌ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ａ               ｄａｙ'ｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ,               ｓｏｒｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｅｌｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｖｅｎｔｏｒｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｕｎｃｈ               ｂｅｌｌ               ｒａｎｇ,               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ｏｗｎｅｒ,               Ｍｉｋｅｌ               Ｃａｒｌ,               ｃａｍｅ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍ.                "Ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｂｒｅａｋ,               ｌａｄ. Ｈｅａｒｄ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ'ｓ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎｔｈ               ｔｏｄａｙ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｆａｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｌｕｍｐ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅ-ａｇｅｄ               ｍａｎ. "Ｙｅｓ,               ｓｉｒ."                Ｃｏｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｍｅ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ. Ｓｈｅ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ?"                "Ｙｅｓ,               ｓｉｒ. Ｉ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｉｔ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｈｅｒ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ."                "Ｓｅｎｄ               ｈｅｒ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｅｅ               ｗｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｄｏ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ. Ｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｒｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｐｒｅｔｔｙ               ｆａｃｅｓ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ."                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｌｅｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｋｎｏｗ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎ.                "Ｇｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｅａｔ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐａｙ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｔｏｄａｙ."                "Ｙｅｓ,               ｓｉｒ. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗａｌｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｕｎｃｈｒｏｏｍ,               ｓｔｏｐｐｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｐｉｃｋ               ｕｐ               ａ               ｍｅａｔ               ｒｏｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｂｏｔｔｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｊｕｉｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｌｕｎｃｈ. Ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｒｅ               ｏｗｎｅｒ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ａｔ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｍｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｒｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｐａｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ               ｏｎ               ａｎｙｗａｙ. Ｈｅ               ｓａｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ａｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｔａｂｌｅｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｆｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ａｓ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｌｕｎｃｈ               ｂｒｅａｋｓ. Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｌｏｎｇ,               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｊｏｉｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅｒ,               Ｓａｌ               Ｂｅｎｓｏｎ.                "Ｌｕｃｋｙ               ｔｏｄａｙ,               ｗｅｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｗｅ? Ｉ'ｄ               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｂｅ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｏｕｔ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｕｎｗｒａｐｐｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｍｅａｔ               ｒｏｌｌ.                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｈｏｗ'ｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ,               Ｓａｌ?"                "Ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｎｔ. Ｗｉｓｈ               Ｉ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｇｅｔ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ. Ｉ'ｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｓｃｒａｐ               ｏｎ               ｂｙ."                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｍｙ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ'ｓ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎｔｈ               ｉｓ               ｔｏｄａｙ."                Ｓａｌ'ｓ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｌｉｔ               ｕｐ. "Ｙｅａｈ? Ｇｏｏｄ               ｌｕｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ. Ｓｈｅ               ｉｓ               ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ｒｉｇｈｔ?"                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｅａｄ. "Ｎｏ. Ｓｈｅ               ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ               ｔｈｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ. Ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｍｅ               ｕｐ               ｔｏｏ. Ａｎｙ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｙｏｕ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｄｏ               ｔｈａｔ?"                Ｓａｌ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｅａｄ. "Ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｂｒｉｎｇｓ               ｙｏｕ               ａ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｔａｋｅ               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｏｍｅ? Ｎｏ. Ｍｙ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ｓｅｃｕｒｅ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ. Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｒｏｂｂｅｄ               ｔｗｉｃｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｗｏｒｔｈ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅｙ               ｇｒａｂｂｅｄ               ｍｙ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｐｏｔ               ｌａｓｔ               ｔｉｍｅ."                Ｗｉｌｌ               ｓｔａｒｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ. "Ｗｏｗ. Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ａｗｆｕｌ. Ｉ               ｇｕｅｓｓ               Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｌｕｃｋｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｙ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｗａｓ               ｐａｉｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｉｅｄ. Ｗｅ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｒｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｉｌｌｓ."                Ｓａｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｈａｄ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｍｅａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｓｏ               ｈｅ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ. "Ｌｉｓｔｅｎ. Ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ａ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ｍｅａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｙ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ. Ｗｈｙ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂｙ? Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ."                Ｓａｌ'ｓ               ｆａｃｅ               ｂｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ. "Ｉ'ｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈａｔ! Ｔｈａｎｋｓ,               Ｗｉｌ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｊｕｓｔ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ               ｂｅｌｌ,               ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ? Ｙｏｕ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               Ｉ               ｌｉｖｅ?"                Ｓａｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｗａｖｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｒｅａｋ               ｒｏｏｍ               ａｎｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ.                Ｔｈａｔ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ,               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｌｌ               ｒａｎｇ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｔｒａｖｉｓ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｈａｄ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｇａｔｈｅｒｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｃｈｉｍｅ               ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ.                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｇｅｔ               ｉｔ!"               Ｆｅｒａ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｄａｒｔｉｎｇ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ. Ｗｉｌ               ｈｅａｒｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｐｉｐｉｎｇ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ."               Ｗｉｌ,               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍａｎ               ｓａｙｓ               ｈｅ               ｋｎｏｗｓ               ｙｏｕ!"               Ｗｉｌ               ｒｏｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               Ｂｅｎ               Ａｔｋｉｎｓ               ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｆｒａｍｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ. "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｈｉｍ,               Ｆｅｒａ."               Ｇｌａｎｃｉｎｇ               ｐａｓｔ               ｈｉｍ,               ｈｅ               ｓａｗ               Ｓａｌ               Ｂｅｎｓｏｎ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ,               ａ               ｗｒａｐｐｅｄ               ｂｏｘ               ｉｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｈａｎｄｓ. Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｆｅｒａ. "Ｓａｌ               Ｂｅｎｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ. Ｗｈｙ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｉ               ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ               Ｂｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ?"                Ｆｅｒａ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｓｃａｍｐｅｒｅｄ               ｏｆｆ               ｈａｐｐｉｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｇｒｅｅｔ               Ｓａｌ,               ｓｌｉｐｐｉｎｇ               ｐａｓｔ               Ｂｅｎ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｈｏｕｓｅ. Ｗｉｌ               ｌｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｆｅｒａ               ａｎｄ               Ｓａｌ               Ｂｅｎｓｏｎ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｊｏｉｎｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ.                Ｔｈｅｙ               ｓａｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｈａｄ               ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ               ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ,               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｃｅｒｉｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｂｅｎ               ｈａｄ               ｂｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｔｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ               ａｓ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｏｐｅｎｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｇｉｆｔｓ. Ｆｒｏｍ               Ｆｅｒａ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｂｏｏｋ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｈａｄ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｓｔｏｒｅ               ｏｎｅ               ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｌｉｋｅｄ. Ｆｅｒａ               ｈａｄ               ｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ               ｃｌｅａｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｃｌａｓｓｒｏｏｍ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｕｎｃｈ               ｂｒｅａｋ               ａｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ａｎｄ               ｈａｄ               ｓａｖｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ. Ｆｒｏｍ               Ｓａｌ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ａｎ               ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｓｃａｒｆ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｈｅｒ               ｈａｉｒ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｂｌｏｗｎ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｎｄｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｎｔｅｒ               ｓｔｏｒｍｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｌａｇｕｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｌａｎｅｔ.                "Ｄｉｄ               ｉｔ               ｍｙｓｅｌｆ!"               ｓｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｐｒｏｕｄｌｙ. "Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               ｍｙ               ｍｏｔｈｅｒ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｍｅ. Ｎｅｅｄｌｅｗｏｒｋ               ｓｋｉｌｌｓ. Ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｒｄ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ａ               ｎｅｅｄｌｅ               ｃａｎ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｙｏｕ               ｉｎ               ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｃｏｏｋｉｎｇ. Ｓｅｅｍｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｒｉｇｈｔ,               ｔｏｏ."                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ! Ｔｈａｎｋ               ｙｏｕ,"               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｅｒ.                Ａｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｏｉｎｔ,               Ｂｅｎ               ｃｌｅａｒｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｔｈｒｏａｔ. "Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               ｇｉｒｌｓ               ｔｏ               ｆｅｅｌ               ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ               ｂｕｙｉｎｇ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎｔｈ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ. Ｉｔ               ｓｅｅｍｓ               ｔｏｏ               ｌａｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｏｌｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｏ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｊｅｗｅｌｒｙ."               Ｈｅ               ｓｈｉｆｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｈａｉｒ. "Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｏｆｆｅｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ."               Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｓａｌ. "Ｙｏｕ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ."               Ｓａｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ.                "Ｍｙ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｈａｓ               ｓｅｎｔ               ｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｏｗｎ               ｔｏ               ｓｃｏｕｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｎｅｗ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ. Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｉ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ,               Ｉ               ｓｅｎｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｗｏｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｍｙ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｅ               ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｆｉｎｄ               ａ               ｓｐｏｔ               ｉｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ."                "Ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ?"               Ｗｉｌ               ｂｕｒｓｔ               ｏｕｔ.                Ｂｅｎ               ｒａｉｓｅｄ               ａ               ｈａｎｄ. "Ｊｕｓｔ               ａ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ,               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｉ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｉ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｄａｙｓ. Ａｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｕｔ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ. Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｎｏｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ,               Ｓａｌ. Ｍｙ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｉｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｓｈｏｗ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｔ               ｏｕｒ               ｃｏｓｔ. Ｗｅ               ｔｅａｃｈ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｖｏｃａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｃｒｅａｔｉｖｅ               ｓｋｉｌｌｓ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ."                "Ｌｏｓｃａｌ               Ａｃａｄｅｍｉｅｓ. Ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｌｏｓｃａｌ               Ａｃａｄｅｍｉｅｓ!"               Ｊｏｎ               ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ.                Ｂｅｎ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｈｉｍ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｆｏｒ               ｓｉｘ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｎｏｗ. Ｉ               ｊｏｉｎｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ."                "Ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｅｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｎｓｉｔｉｏｎ               ｐｅｒｉｏｄ?"               Ｓａｌ               ａｓｋｅｄ.                Ｂｅｎ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ. "Ｗｈｙ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ? Ｌｏｓｃａｌ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｅｎｄｅａｖｏｒ. Ｔｈｅ               ｈａｒｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｔｒｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｈａｋｅ               ｕｓ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｏｎｇｅｒ               ｗｅ               ｇｅｔ. Ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｍｅ               ｎｏｗ. Ｔａｌｋ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｍｏｎｇ               ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ｎｉｇｈｔ."               Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｓａｌ               ｏｎｃｅ               ｍｏｒｅ. "Ｙｏｕ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ? Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｈｅａｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ."                "Ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ. Ｗｉｌ,               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕ?"                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｙｅｓ,               ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ! Ｓｔａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔａｌｋ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｕｓ               ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｌｉｋｅ."                Ｓａｌ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ,               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｃｅｓ               ｇａｚｉｎｇ               ｂａｃｋ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ. Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ               ｓｈｅ               ｇｒｉｎｎｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               Ｉ               ｗｉｌｌ!"               ｓｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｍ. Ｂｅｎ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ｓｏｌｅｍｎｌｙ.                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｙｏｕ               ａｌｌ               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄｅｌｉｂｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ,"               ｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｍ. Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ,               ｔｈｅｎ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ. "Ｗｉｌ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               Ｉ'ｄ               ｂｅ               ｃａｒｅｆｕｌ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒ. Ｓｈｅ'ｓ               ａ               ｂｉｔ               ｔｏｏ               ｗａｔｃｈｆｕｌ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｙ               ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ,               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｇｕｅｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ. "Ｗｅ               ａｒｅ. Ｂｕｔ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃａｒｅｆｕｌ               ｎｏｗ. Ｔｈａｎｋ               ｙｏｕ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ."                Ｂｅｎ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ａｇａｉｎ. Ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｈａｋｅ               Ｗｉｌ'ｓ               ｈａｎｄ. "Ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ｎｉｇｈｔ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ.                Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               Ｗｉｌ'ｓ               ｔｕｒｎ               ｔｏ               ｎｏｄ               ｉｎ               ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ. "Ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｈａｖｅ               ｏｕｒ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｔｈｅｎ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｉ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｓｐｅａｋ               ｆｏｒ               Ｓａｌ,"               ｈｅ               ｒａｉｓｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓａｌ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｈｅａｒ               ｈｉｍ.                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｍｙ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ,"               Ｓａｌ               ｓａｉｄ. Ｂｅｎ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ｏｎｃｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｔａｂｌｅ,               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｌｉｂｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｖｅｒ               Ｂｅｎ'ｓ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｔｗｏ               ｈｏｕｒｓ. Ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ,               Ｊｏｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｅｎｔ               ｏｆｆ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｈｅｒ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ａｗａｙ,               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               Ｗｉｌ               ａｌｏｎｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｓａｌ.                "Ｉ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ,"               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｔｈａｎｋｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａｓｋｉｎｇ               ｍｅ               ｏｖｅｒ. Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｓｅｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｗｏｒｋ,"                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ. Ｅｘｃｅｐｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｙ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ,               ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ,               Ｓａｌ."                "Ｓｕｒｅ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｉｎ               ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ."                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｗｅ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｅａｔ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｗｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ."                Ｓａｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｗｏｒｋ. Ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ?"                "Ｙｅａｈ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ,               ｈｅｒ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               ｂｌａｃｋ               ｈａｉｒ               ｓｗｉｎｇｉｎｇ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ. Ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ,               ｈｅ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               ｂｕｍｐｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ,               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ.                "Ｓｏ               Ｉ               ｇｏ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ,"               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ.                "Ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ,"               Ｗｉｌｌ               ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ,               ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｈｅｒ.                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｇｕｅｓｓ               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ. Ｉ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｉｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｙｏｕ,               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ."                "Ｙｅａｈ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｎｋ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｎ               ａｒｍｃｈａｉｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆａｔｈｅｒ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｄｅａｔｈ. "Ｓｏ               ｈｏｗ               ｗａｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｄａｙ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ?"                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｃｈｏｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏｆａ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｐｅｒｃｈ. "Ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ. Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｒｎ               ｍｙ               ｌｕｎｃｈ,"               ｈｅｒ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｓｐａｒｋｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｕｍｏｒ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｓｐｏｋｅ. "Ａｎａ               Ｈａｎｄｉｅｒ               ｋｅｐｔ               ａ               ｃｌｏｓｅ               ｅｙｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｌａｃｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ."                "Ｙｅａｈ."               Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ. "Ｗｅ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｃｌｅａｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ｕｐ. Ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｔａｌｋ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｗｅ               ｄｏ               ｔｈａｔ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｍａｄｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗａｙ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ.                "Ｆｅｒａ! Ｑｕｉｔ               ｉｔ!"               Ｊｏｎ'ｓ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｒａｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ. "Ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｙｏｕ               ｎｏ!"                Ｗｉｌ               ｄａｓｈｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ'ｓ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｗｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｏｎ. Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｗｈｉｒｌｗｉｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｐｉｅｃｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｇｌｉｔｔｅｒ               ｓｗｉｒｌｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｉｒ.                "Ｓｔｏｐ               ｉｔ,               Ｆｅｒａ. Ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ'ｔ               ｄｏ               ｔｈａｔ. Ｎｏｔ               ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ."               Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ａｆｔｅｒ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ'ｓ               ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ               ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ. Ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｉｔｔｅｒ               ｆｅｌｌ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｌｏｏｒ,               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               ｓｐｒｉｎｋｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｌｏｒ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｌｅ.                "Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ. Ｉ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｄｏ               ｉｔ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ. "Ｊｕｓｔ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｈａｂｉｔ               ｏｆ               ｉｔ. Ａｎｄ               Ｊｏｎ,               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｙｅｌｌ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ. Ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｕｐｔｉｇｈｔ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｄａｙｓ."                "Ｙｅａｈ."               Ｊｏｎ               ｈｅｆｔｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｏｏｋ               ｂａｇ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｌｋｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｒｏｏｍ. "Ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｇｏ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｆｅｒａ,               ｗｈｏ               ｗａｓ               ｓｔａｒｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｉｔｔｅｒ               ｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｌｏｏｒ.                "Ａｒｅ               ｗｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｂｅｎ?"               Ｆｅｒａ               ａｓｋｅｄ.                "Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｋｎｏｗ. Ｗｈａｔ               ｄｏ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｈｉｎｋ?"                Ｆｅｒａ               ｐｉｃｋｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｈｅｒ               ｂａｇ. "Ｙｏｕ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ,               ｔｈｅｎ. Ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｇｏｏｄ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｇｒｉｎｎｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ. "Ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ. Ｇｏ               ｏｎ               ｎｏｗ               ｏｒ               ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｌａｔｅ!"                Ｆｅｒａ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｒｕｓｈｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ. Ｗｉｌ               ｈｅａｒｄ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｂｕｓｔｌｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒ               ａｎｄ               Ｊｏｎ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｃｒｏｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｏ               ｐｉｃｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｄｏｌｌｓ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙ               ｏｎ               Ｆｅｒａ'ｓ               ｂｅｄ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｂｌｉｎｇｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ. Ｈｅ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｎｏｔ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｓｈｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｔｏ. Ｒｅｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ,               ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｓｔａｃｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ               ｄｉｓｈｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｓｈｅｒ,               ｇｌａｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｄａｙｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏａｐ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｅｒｖｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｓｈｅｓ.                Ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｃｈｉｍｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｌｅｄ               ｈｉｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｈｅ               ｂａｒｅｌｙ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏａｐ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｐｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｓｈｅｒ. Ｇｒａｂｂｉｎｇ               ａ               ｔｏｗｅｌ,               ｈｅ               ｗｉｐｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｈａｎｄｓ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ. Ｏｐｅｎｉｎｇ               ｉｔ,               ｈｅ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               Ａｎａ               Ｈａｎｄｉｅｒ               ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｓｔｅｐ.                "Ｇｏｏｄ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌ. Ｉ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｔｏｄａｙ. Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｈｏｐｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ."                "Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ｉ'ｍ               ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｔｏｄａｙ."                "Ａｈ!"               Ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄｅｒ               ｗｏｍａｎ'ｓ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｓｐａｒｋｌｅｄ. "Ｂｏｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｔｈｅｎ. Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｔｏｏ               ｂａｄ. Ｗｅｌｌ,               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔａｌｋ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ,               ｔｈｅｎ,               ｉｆ               ｓｈｅ'ｓ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅｎ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｈｅｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｔａｌｋ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ. Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｅｘｃｕｓｅ               ｍｅ,               Ａｎａ,               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍｙ               ｗｏｒｋ. Ｎｏ               ｏｎｅ'ｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙｔｉｍｅ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｍｙ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｄｉｅｄ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｃａｔｃｈ               ｕｐ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｄｏｎｅ."                "Ｓｕｒｅ,               ｓｕｒｅ,"               Ａｎａ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｌａｔｅｒ,               Ｗｉｌ."                "Ｏｋａｙ. Ｇｏｏｄ               ｄａｙ,               Ａｎａ!"               Ｗｉｌ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ. Ｈｅ               ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ               ａｓ               Ａｎａ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｏｕｓｅ,               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｗｈｙ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｎ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｍ.                Ｈａｌｆｗａｙ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｃｅｒｙ               ｓｔｏｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｆｏｏｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｕｐｐｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔ. Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ,               ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｆａｃｅ               ｉｔ,               ａｎｄ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ,               ｈｅ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｅｄ               ａ               ｔｉｎｙ               ｎｕｄｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｅｎｅｒｇｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｉｓ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｃｋ,               ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ               ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｈｅａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｈｉｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｃｋｉｎｇ               ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍ               ａｓ               ｉｔ               ｃｌｉｃｋｅｄ. Ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｄｏ               ｉｔ! Ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｙｅａｒｓ,               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               Ｆｅｒａ'ｓ               ａｇｅ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｆａｔｈｅｒ               ｈａｄ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｌｅｖｉｔａｔｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｔｏｙｓ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｒｏｏｍ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｏｕｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｈｉｓ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ;               "Ｉｔ               ｇｅｔｓ               ｍｅｓｓｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｆｉｎｄｓ               ｏｕｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｃａｎ               ｄｏ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｍｉｎｄｓ. Ｂｅｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｉｔ               ｑｕｉｅｔ,               ｓｏｎ,"               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｓａｉｄ. Ｎｏｗ,               ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ. Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｒｕｅ. Ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｔｗｉｃｅ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｄａｙｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｌａｓｓｍａｔｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ               ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｗｏ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ               ｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔｓ. Ｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｒｅｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔ,               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｙ'ｓ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｈａｄ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｏｗｎ               ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ. Ｎｏｗ               Ｗｉｌ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｅｘｉｔ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ               ｖｏｌｕｎｔａｒｙ. Ｓｈｒｕｇｇｉｎｇ               ｍｅｎｔａｌｌｙ,               ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｌｋｗａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｗｏｒｋｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ.                "Ｇｏｏｄ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌ!"               Ｍｉｋｅｌ               Ｃａｒｌ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ. "Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｈｉｒｅｄ               ａｌｌ               ｍｙ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅｒｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｏｄａｙ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｅａｄ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｏｔ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｗｏｒｋ. Ｉ               ｃａｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ."                "Ａｈ. Ｎｏｗ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｉｔｈ,"               Ｍｉｋｅｌ               ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ               ａｓ               Ｗｉｌ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｅｇｅｔａｂｌｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｔｏｃｋｅｄ. Ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ,               ｈｅ               ｃｈｏｓｅ               ｐｅａｓ,               ｂｅａｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｏｔａｔｏｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｒｅ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｐｌａｃｅｄ               ｉｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ｏｗｎｅｒ,               Ｍｉｋｅｌ               ｓａｉｄ,               "Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｍｕｃｈ,               ｓｏｎ. Ａｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｍｏｒｅ?"                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｅａｄ. "Ｎｏ. Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｏｄａｙ."                Ｍｉｋｅｌ               ｓｈｏｔ               ｈｉｍ               ａ               ｑｕｉｃｋ,               ｓｈｒｅｗｄ               ｇｌａｎｃｅ. "Ａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ. Ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｂｙ               ｔｏｄａｙ. Ｙｏｕ               ｄｉｄ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｈｅｒ. . ."                "Ｙｅｓ. Ｉ               ｄｉｄ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ,               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｓｈｅ               ｃｏｍｅｓ               ｂｙ               ｏｒ               ｎｏｔ. Ｍａｙｂｅ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｈｉｒｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｇｏｔ               ｈｅｒｅ."                Ｍｉｋｅｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｍａｙｂｅ. Ｎｏｔ               ｍａｎｙ               ｊｏｂｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅｒｓ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ. Ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｔｈａｔ."                "Ｙｅｓ. Ｉ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｇｅｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｃｒｅｄｉｔｓ               ｂａｃｋ,               Ｍｉｋｅｌ,"               ｈｅ               ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎ.                Ｍｉｋｅｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｉ               ｈａｄｎ'ｔ               ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ. Ｙｏｕ               ｒｅｍｉｎｄ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｗｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｓａｉｄ               ｎｏｗ!"               ｈｅ               ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｈａｎｄｅｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｂａｇｇｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｃｅｒｉｅｓ.                "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｄｏ               ｔｈａｔ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｐｉｃｋｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｈｉｓ               ｓａｃｋ. "Ｇｏｏｄｂｙｅ,               Ｍｉｋｅｌ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｅｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ."                "Ｓｏ               ｌｏｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌ!"               Ｍｉｋｅｌ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｏｕｔ,               ａｓ               Ｗｉｌ               ｒｅｔｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ.                Ｂａｃｋ               ａｔ               ｈｏｍｅ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｃｈｏｐｐｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｔａｔｏｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｖｅｇｅｔａｂｌｅｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ａｄｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｅｗ. Ｔｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｉｔ               ｏｎ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｒｅｅｎ               ｌｉｔ               ｕｐ               ｈｅ               ｓａｗ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｈｅ               ｏｒ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｈａｄ               ａｃｃｅｓｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ. Ｈｅ               ａｃｃｅｓｓｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｎａｍｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅｗｏｒｋ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｃａｍｅ               ｕｐ               ａｓ               ｓｏｏｎ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｒｅｅｎ               ｃｌｅａｒｅｄ. Ｈｅ               ｂｌｉｎｋｅｄ. Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅｗｏｒｋ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ａｔ               ａ               ｌｏｗｅｒ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｔｈａｎ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. "Ｍａｙｂｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ａ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ,               ｓｔａｒｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｒｅｅｎ. Ｈｅ               ｓｔａｒｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｒｅｅｎ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ,               ｔｈｅｎ               ａｃｃｅｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｓｓｏｎ               ｔｉｔｌｅｄ               Ｂａｓｉｃ               Ｍａｔｈｅｍａｔｉｃｓ-Ｌｅｖｅｌ               8,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               10               ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｈａｄ               ｄｉｅｄ.                Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ               ｂｅｌｌ               ｒａｎｇ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｏｆｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ. Ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｓｓｏｎｓ               ｅａｓｙ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ,               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｆｒｕｓｔｒａｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅｗｏｒｋ               ｗａｓ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｌｅｓｓｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｅａｃｈ               ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｅｔ               ｈｉｍ               ａｄｖａｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｏｎｅｓ. Ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｂｙ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｏｒｋ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｍｉｓｓｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｍｉｄｄａｙ               ｍｅａｌ. Ｈｅ               ｇｏｔ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ,               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｎｋｓ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｎｅｃｋ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｈｅａｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ. Ａ               ｑｕｉｃｋ               ｂｉｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｅａｔ,               ｈｅ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔｅｎ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｂｌｉｎｇｓ               ｇｏｔ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ--ａｎｄ               ｗｏｒｋ,               ｈｅ               ａｍｅｎｄｅｄ.                Ｓｈｏｒｔｌｙ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ               ｂｅｌｌ               ｒａｎｇ,               Ｓａｌ               ｃａｍｅ               ｏｖｅｒ. Ｓｈｅ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃａｒｅｗｏｒｎ               ｔｈａｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｇａｖｅ               ｈｅｒ               ａ               ｃｕｐ               ｏｆ               ｈｏｔ               ｔｅａ               ｔｏ               ｄｒｉｎｋ,               ｓｈｅ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ｂｒｉｇｈｔｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｌａｘｅｄ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｓｈｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｎ               ｓｏｆａ. Ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ａｓ               ｓｏｏｎ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｓｉｐｐｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｄｒｉｎｋ,               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｂｕｚｚｅｒ               ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ               ａｇａｉｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｉｔ,               ａｄｍｉｔｔｉｎｇ               Ｂｅｎ.                "Ｓｕｐｐｅｒ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｒｅａｄｙ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｉｔｓ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｆａｎｃｙ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ."                Ｂｅｎ               ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ. "Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｆａｎｃｙ               ｍｅａｌｓ,"               ｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｙ. "Ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｏ               ｍａｎｙ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ａｆｆｌｕｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ               ｎｅｇｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｏｖｅｒｔｙ               ｂｙ               ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               ａｂｕｓｅ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ｇｒｉｍｌｙ. "Ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｇｏ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ,               ｔｈｅｎ. Ｆｅｒａ,               Ｊｏｎ,               ｇｏ               ｗａｓｈ               ｕｐ               ｐｌｅａｓｅ."                "Ｉ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗａｓｈ               ｕｐ,               ｔｏｏ,"               Ｓａｌ               ｓａｉｄ               ａｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｒｏｓｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｒ               ｓｅａｔ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               Ｗｉｌ'ｓ               ｓｉｂｌｉｎｇｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｓｈｒｏｏｍ. Ｂｅｎ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ.                "Ｉ               ｔｒｕｓｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｄａｙ               ｔｏｄａｙ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ."                Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ               ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ               ａｂｓｔｒａｃｔｅｄｌｙ. "Ｙｅｓ,               Ｉ               ｄｉｄ! Ｉ               ｗｏｒｋｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔ               ｃｌｅａｎｅｒｓ               ｔｏｄａｙ,               ｓｏ               Ｉ               ｗａｓ               ｂｕｓｙ               ａｌｌ               ｄａｙ               ｌｏｎｇ."                Ｔｈｅｙ               ａｌｌ               ｒｏｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ,               ｗｈｅｒｅ               Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｄｉｓｈｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｂｏｗｌｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｔｅｗ. Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ               Ｂｅｎ               ｐｉｃｋｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｔｗｏ               ｓｔｅｗ-ｆｉｌｌｅｄ               ｂｏｗｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ. Ｗｉｌ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｏｂｊｅｃｔ,               ｂｕｔ,               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ｌｏｏｋ               ｈｅ               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｓａｉｄ,               "Ｔｈａｎｋ               ｙｏｕ."               Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｔｒｏｏｐｅｄ               ｉｎ,               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｏｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｍｅｎ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｓｅａｔｅｄ. Ｔｈｅｙ               ｓａｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｇａｎ               ｔｏ               ｅａｔ,               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄａｙ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅａｌ               ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓｅｄ. Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅａｌ               ｗａｓ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               ｏｖｅｒ,               Ｗｉｌ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａｔ               Ｂｅｎ.                "Ａｎｄ               ｈｏｗ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｙｏｕ,               ｓｉｒ? Ｈａｖｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｂｕｓｙ               ｔｏｄａｙ?"                Ｂｅｎ               ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ. "Ｏｈ,               ｙｅｓ. Ｍｙ               ｄａｙｓ               ａｒｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｆｕｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｎｏｗ. Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ｔｏ               ｍｙ               ｓｕｐｅｒｉｏｒｓ,               ｙｏｕ               ｓｅｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｍｙｓｅｌｆ               ｏｎ               ｔａｓｋ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ｓｅｎｓｅ. Ａｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｙｗｈｅｒｅ,               ｔｈｅｎ?"                Ｂｅｎ               ｃｈｕｃｋｌｅｄ               ｏｎｃｅ               ｍｏｒｅ. "Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｎｏｗ               ｉｆ               Ｉ               ｗａｓｎ'ｔ. Ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｒｕｓｈ               ｙｏｕ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏｏｎｅｒ               Ｉ               ｈｅａｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ,               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｇｅｔ               ｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍｙ               ｗｏｒｋ. Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｏｔｈ               ａ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｌｉｍｉｔ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｌｉｍｉｔ,               ｙｏｕ               ｓｅｅ."                "Ｏｈ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ.                "Ｗｅｌｌ,               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｍｙ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ,"               Ｓａｌ               ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｅｄ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｇｏ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕ. Ｉ'ｍ               ｔｉｒｅｄ               ｏｆ               ｇｒｕｂｂｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｄａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｂｅ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｍａｋｅ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｔｏ               ｓａｖｅ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ. Ａｎｄ               ｍａｙｂｅ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｆｅｅｌ               ｓａｆｅ               ａｇａｉｎ. Ｉ               ｈａｖｅｎ'ｔ               ｆｅｌｔ               ｓａｆｅ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｍｙ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｄｉｅｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｖｅ"                Ｂｅｎ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｆｉｎｅ,               ｔｈｅｎ. Ｗｉｌ?"                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｗａｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｈａｒｄ. "Ｗｅｌｌ,               ｗｅ               ｔａｌｋｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｔｏｄａｙ,               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ               ｏｎｅｓ               ｃａｍｅ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ. Ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｇｏ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕ,               Ｂｅｎ. Ｆｒｏｍ               ｗｈａｔ               ｗｅ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅ,               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｕｓ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｈａｎｇｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｈｅｒｅ."                Ｂｅｎ'ｓ               ｆａｃｅ               ｃｒａｃｋｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｇｒｉｎ. "Ｍａｒｖｅｌｏｕｓ! Ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｌｅａｖｅ,               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ｔｈｅｎ,               ａｔ               ｄａｙｂｒｅａｋ. Ｓａｌ!"               Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               ｗｏｍａｎ. "Ｃａｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｂｙ               ｓｕｎｕｐ?"                Ｓａｌ               ｇｕｌｐｅｄ. "Ｓｕｒｅ! Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｐａｃｋ               ｏｒ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ."                Ｂｅｎ               ｇａｖｅ               ｈｅｒ               ａ               ｓｌｉｇｈｔ               ｓｍｉｌｅ. "Ａｓ               ａ               ｍａｔｔｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｆａｃｔ,               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐａｃｋ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｎｅｗ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｎ,               ｙｏｕ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｒｉｎｇ               ｍｕｃｈ."               "Ｊｕｓｔ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ｙｏｕ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｏｌｄ               ｌｉｖｅｓ."                Ｓａｌ               ｓｈｏｏｋ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｅａｄ. "Ｎｏ. Ｉ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｌｌ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｌｌ."                Ｗｉｌ               ｓｈｉｆｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｅａｔ. "Ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｓｔａｙ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ,               Ｓａｌ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｌｉｋｅ. Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｇｅｔ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ. Ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｓａｆｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐｌａｃｅ."                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ               ｇｏｔ               ｌｏｃｋｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｒｋ. Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｓｔａｙ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅｎ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｍｅａｎ               ｉｔ."                "Ｇｒｅａｔ!"               Ｆｅｒａ               ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ. "Ｃａｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｓｌｅｅｐ               ｉｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｒｏｏｍ,               Ｔｅｌｌｉｅ? Ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｒｏｏｍ. Ｃｏｍｅ               ｏｎ,               Ｓａｌ. Ｃｏｍｅ               ｓｅｅ               ｏｕｒ               ｒｏｏｍ!"               Ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｇｉｒｌ               ｗａｓ               ｏｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｆｅｅｔ,               ｔｕｇｇｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               Ｓａｌ'ｓ               ｈａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ.                "Ｓｕｒｅ!"               Ｓａｌ               ｓａｉｄ. "Ｉ'ｄ               ｌｏｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｓｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｉｇｈｔ!"               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｅ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｆｅｒａ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈａｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｉｒｌ'ｓ               ｂｅｄｒｏｏｍ.                "Ｓｏ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ?"               Ｊｏｎ               ａｓｋｅｄ. Ｉ               ｍｅａｎ,               ｗｅ               ｔａｌｋｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ               ａｌｌ               ｓａｉｄ               ｙｅａｈ               ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｉ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｉｔ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ａ               ｋｉｄ'ｓ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ,               ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ? Ｓｏｍｅ               ｇｕｙ               ｃｏｍｅｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｂｕｎｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｏｒｐｈａｎ               ｋｉｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｆｆｅｒｓ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               ｌｉｆｅ. Ｂｕｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ,               ｉｔ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｗｏｒｋｓ               ｏｕｔ."                "Ｗｅｌｌ,               ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｎ               ｒｅａｌ               ｌｉｆｅ,               ｋｉｄ,               ｓｏ               ｍａｙｂｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｏｎ               ｏｕｔ               ｉｓ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ. Ａｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｃｈａｎｃｅ               ｏｎ               ｉｔ?"                Ｊｏｎ               ｎｏｄｄｅｄ. "Ｙｅｐ. Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｉ'ｍ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ａｎｙｗａｙ. Ｗｈｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈａｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｎｏｗ?"               Ｈｅ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ. "Ｉ               ｇｕｅｓｓ               Ｉ'ｍ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｈｅｒｅ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｎｏ               ｈｏｍｅｗｏｒｋ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ,               ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｏｔ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｐａｃｋ               ｍｙ               ｂａｇ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               Ｉ'ｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍｅ."               Ｈｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ.                Ｂｅｎ               ｒｏｓｅ. "Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｓｕｎｒｉｓｅ. Ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｒｅａｄｙ?"               ｈｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ               Ｗｉｌ.                "Ｙｅａｈ. Ｉ               ｇｕｅｓｓ               Ｉ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｉｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｄ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅｙ'ｌｌ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｇｅｔ               ｕｐ               ｉｎ               ｔｉｍｅ."               Ｈｅ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｂｅｎ               "Ｔｈａｎｋｓ,               Ｂｅｎ. Ｉ'ｌｌ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｆｏｒｇｅｔ               ｗｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ａｓ               Ｂｅｎ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ.                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｍｙ               ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ. Ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ,               ｔｈｅｎ,"               Ｂｅｎ               ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ,               ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ. "Ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｆｏｒｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｌｏｃｋ               ｕｐ!"                "Ｎｏ,               ｓｉｒ. Ｉ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ,"               Ｗｉｌ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ,               ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ               ｂａｃｋ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｋｅｙｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｐａｎｅｌ. Ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｗｈｏｏｓｈｅｄ               ｓｈｕｔ,               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｈｅａｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒｓ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｈｉｍ,               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘｔｒａ               ｂｌａｎｋｅｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｐａｌｌｅｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｕｄｄｅｎ               ｇｕｅｓｔ.                Ｈａｌｆ               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ               Ｂｅｎ               Ａｔｋｉｎｓ,               Ｗｉｌ               Ｔｒａｖｉｓ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ｏｎ               ａｎ               ｏｕｔｃｒｏｐｐｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｒｏｃｋ               ｏｖｅｒｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｔｔｌｅｍｅｎｔ               ｈｅ               ｎｏｗ               ｌｉｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ. Ｗｏｒｌｄ'ｓ               Ｅｎｄ,               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｔｔｌｅｒｓ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｉｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｄｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｍａｄｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｌｏｎｙ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ               ｗｈｙ,               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅａｌｉｚｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｔｔｌｅｒｓ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ｒｅｆｕｇｅｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｓｏｒｔ,               ａｌｌ               ｅｓｃａｐｅｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｒａｖａｇｅｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ｆｅａｒｆｕｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｐｅｒｃｅｉｖｅｄ               ａｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓｌｙ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅｍ. Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｓｉ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｊｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｍｅｎｔａｌ               ａｃｕｉｔｙ,               ａｓ               ｗａｓ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               Ｆｅｒａ. Ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｎ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ,               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｓａｌ,               ｗｈｏ               ｗａｓ               ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｎｏｗ               ｔｈａｎ               Ｗｉｌ               ｈａｄ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｈｅｒ               ｄｏ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｃａｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｄｉｅｄ. Ｗｉｌ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗａｌｋ               ｂａｃｋ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｎ               ｐａｔｈ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｌｌ               ｓｈａｒｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｂｅｎ,               ｗｈｏ               ｓｔｏｏｄ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｇｕａｒｄｉａｎ. Ｈｅ               ｓｍｉｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ. Ａ               ｄａｙ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｐｉｃｋｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇ               ｓｔｒａｙｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ. Ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｉｍｅ,               ｈｅ               ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ,               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｇｉｖｉｎｇ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｄ               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ａ               ｃｈａｎｃｅ               ａｔ               ａ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｍｅｒｅ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ.

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