Heather was waiting outside Murdock’s cabin. She had been told that she was to report there, but wasn’t told the reason. She got to her feet when she saw Mei Lee coming toward her.
“Hello, Heather. How are you doing today?” Mei Lee greeted her with a smile.
“Fine, Ma’am,” Heather responded. Ma’am? Where did that come from? These people weren’t formal, she thought. I’d heard Murdock refer to Declan as ‘Hey You’.
“Mei Lee is fine. We aren’t that formal,” Mei Lee responded with a slight chuckle. “You have been a great help to all of us here. Have you given any thought as to what you’d like to do or where you’d like to go?” she asked as she sat on a log close to the burn pit. She patted the log to indicate that Heather should sit.
“What do you mean? I was of the impression that I wasn’t al
