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HighwaytoHeaven

byLauraResnick

Copyright(c)1997LauraResnick

FirstpublishedinHighwaymen:RobbersandRogues,DAWBooks,June1997

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Shewasaprettylittlething,nodenyingit.Slim,blonde,young--

maybealittleoverdressedforthejob,but,hey,whoamItotelladamewhat

towear?Still,Igottasay,thatskirtwassoshortthatnodaughterof

_mine_wouldvebeenallowedoutofthehouseinit.Andnowthisgirlwould

bewearingthatskimpyorangethingthroughallEternity.Justgoestoshow

you:parentscanneverbetoocareful.Butthen,accordingtotheBoss,this

girlsparentshadbeenacoupleofrealpolenta-eaters,anyhow.

Excuseme,thegirlsaidtosomeguyridingbyonanelephant.He

ignoredher._Excuse_me,sherepeated.Youregoingtohavetostopand

waityourturn.Asyoucansee,thisladygotherebeforeyou.Shepointedto

anoldbroadinawheelchair.

Outofmyway,woman!theguysnapped,urginghiselephanttokeep

going.

Arentwedonehere_yet?_Theoldwomansoundedkindofpissedoff.

Oh,pardonmefordoingmyjob.Thegirlsoundedprettypissedoff,

too._Hull-o-o-o!_Ivealreadyexinedtoyouhowthisworks.Now,areyou

goingtohandover--

Onward!Onward,Maia,onward!criedtheguyontheelephant.

Thegirl,whosename(according