MARCHED OVER TO THE KITCHEB SINK AND THREW OPEN THE CABNIET. I SHE PULLED OUTTWO DISH TOEELS,,A BOTTLE OF PINE CLEANER,SCISSORS AND A LIGHTER,ABD LIGHTER FLUID. “GET MB SOME BEETh CANS •“ SHE C)RDERE3 MILLI WHO ALREADY~ HAD THE FRIDGE OPEN.SHE TOOK CUT A SIX PACK,THEN AFTER A MOMENT A I SEVENTH.SHE POURED ABOUT THREE FOURTHS OUT OF EACH CAN AND TOOK THE SCISSORS RACHEL HAD HANDED HER.SHE CUT THE TOWELS INTO LONG~ STRIPS AND WAITED.RACHEL WAS BUSY MIXING CLEANERS,AND .&LCHOL. AFETR TEN MINUTES SHE STEPPED BACK TO LOOK AT HER CREATIONS. “PERFECTS” SHE SIGHED.MILLI PICKED UP THE PACK OF CUGGA!?ETTES AND TOOK FIVE.SHE TUCKED ANOTHER PACK OF MATCHES INTO HER POCKET AND WENT IN SEARCH OF HAIRSPRAY. AUTER ASKING THE NZIGHBORS SHE SUCESSFULL”I GOT A FULL CAN OF HAIRSPRA~,SHE WAS SMILING • THEY CLIMBED DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE~LEE WAS CAUTIOUS LY{ CARRYING THREE OF THE CANS AND MATCHES. ,MILLI CARIi I YING THE OTHERS. THERE WAS MITCH’S CAR,THEY HURRIED DOWN AND MILLI JUMPED UP FRONT. MtLI~]2 WAS LAZILY STRETCHED OUT ON THE HOTEL BED,WRAPPED IN A TERRY CLOTH7~ ROBE WAITING FOR ROOM SERVICE .JAMIE WAS CHANGING INTO A SUNDRESS,AND RAUHEL WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT HER TANK DRESS. “IT’S JUST BEER,~AND CHIPS ARN’T WHAT I CALL A BALANCED MEAL.” MI~LI HAD COMPLAINED AGAIN AND AGAIN,THERE WAS A KNOCK AND H~ANiIE ANSWERED THE DOOR~SHE WH-EELED IN A CART LOADED WITH FOOD. “BILL IS FOR Th1RTY~ NINE SEVENTY TWO,.” SHE WHISTLED.LEE WAS ALREADY’ DIGGING IN,MILLI CHANGED INTO A TANK DRESS IDENTIACL TO RACHEL’S.SHE TIED A BEAUTIFUL AQUA,KHAKI,UADE,BLUE ORIENTAL SHAG FOUR FOOT SCARF AROUND THE WAIST AND SLIPPED INTO SOME SANDALS. THEY BIDDED JAMIE GOOD BYE AND MILLI STARTED PLOWING INTO A DELUXE PIZZA.JUST THEN THE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND THERE STOOD STRIKERsGUNS AND ALL~RACHEL CHOKED BUT MILLI WAVED GOOD NATUREDLY. “VERY~ CUTE,I MUST ADMIT I FELL FOR YOUR LITTLE STUNT.BUT MILLI, DARLING,EVERY’ STAR HAD ITS TIME.” HE CAREFULLY AIMED THE GUN~ TOWAU THEM.MILLI GRABBED THE HOT GCOET PIZZA AND THREW IT IN HIS FACE. SHE SNATCHED UP THE STRAW BEACH BAG C( NT! INP~~- THE BEER CAN BOMBS, MATCHES,HAIRSPRAY AND CIGGARETTES.RACHEL GRABBED THE BOTTEL CF WIK SHOOK IT UP AND OPENED IT RIGHT AT STRIKER’S GOONS.THEY WERE SHOW BRED WITH ERNEST AND JULIC’D WHITE VINYARD.MILLI RAN OUT RACHEL FOLLOWING NOT THREE FEET BACK.AS THEY FLEW BY JESSE’S DOOR,LJ&E POUNDLD IT FEVERENTLY LOOKING OVER HER SHOULDER HAIR FLYING INTO HER FaCE. “KEEP RIINN1~NG:::” MILLI SCREAMED AT THE TOP OP HER LUNGS JESSE OPENED HIS DOOR AFTER THE PARADE HE]) TROOPED 3Y.HE AND MITCH BROUGHT UP THE REAR.MILLI SKIDDED TO A STOP AS THEY WERE AT A DEAD END.RACHEL SHREIKED.MI LI OPENED THE BAG,PtJLLED OUT HAIRSPRAYZ,A CIGGARETTE,AND THE MATCHES.SHE LIGHT THE CIGG WITH TREMBLING HANDS SHE PRETBNDED NOT TO ~ ORRY BUT WAS ENJOYING HER MA~1BRO AND FIXING HER HAIR.STRIKER SMILED