"Tell me about it," she said, shaking her head. "I grew up in a small town, and my mother was always after me not to repeat her mistakes. 'Do as I say, not as I do.'" She laughed. "All that really told me was not to get caught." Though her mother had probably meant 'Don't get yourself knocked up,' so far, Rebecca had managed not to do either.
"You'd think a small town would teach better values, but I guess nobody ever realized that restrictions just mean people are going to try that much harder to get around them." She sighed. "You really don't know how much longer you'll be stuck here before they even give you a trial? That just seems like a waste of tax money."