Everyone Has To Blame Something For The

A Lot Can Happen To A Person's Appearance In Three Months.

I Catch Myself Thinking 'thank God For This' Out Of Habit, And Then I Understand What He's So Concerned About. What If My Parents' God, Their Whole Belief System, Is Just Something Concocted By A Bunch Of Scientists To Keep Us Under Control? And Not Just Their Beliefs About God And Whatever Else Is Out There, About Right And Wrong, About Selfishness?

I Feel Like Myself, Strong And Weak At Once - Allowed, At Least For A Little While, To Be Both.

You Won," Four Mutters. "stop." I Wipe The Sweat From My Forehead. He Stares At Me. His Eyes Are Too Wide; They Look Alarmed.

Those Who Seek Peace Above All Else, They Say, Will Always Deceive To Keep The Water Calm.