When Jim is around, I always feel peaceful, like I do in church when I know that God is there. Mom says that someday, the angels will come for him and... we won’t be sad, because we’ll know that he’ll never have to be sick again. Gladys Rokie works for Thrifty Drug, just like my dad. She used to work in my dad’s store, but now she doesn’t. I was too little to remember that and I can’t imagine Gladys working for Dad. Gladys says what’s on her mind. She doesn’t care who it is, not even my dad.. And besides, she's over two hundred pounds and she has claws. What was I supposed to do?"As Joey shook his head and rubbed his thigh, Sarah came up, dragging Jeff with her. "You okay?" she asked."Yeah. Do you know any healing spells?" No, but I can get you some aspirin. You need some?"He tested his leg. "I think I'll be okay."Simon was still snickering, and Sarah gave him a dirty look, and then a swat on the arm. "Stop giggling at him! He could have been hurt!" And as Simon shamefully tried to. ” I tucked a tendril of hair behind my ear and considered his comment. “I guess I just didn’t think about saying no.” His hand touched my elbow and slid slowly down to my forearm, his touch leaving shivers in its wake. “That’s one of the things I love about you,” he said. “And why I came out here to help you.” Love about me? It felt like my heart had made a sudden leap into my throat and I struggled to stay focused on the conversation. “How are you going to help me?” I asked. Mesmerised, I. When I stepped out of the woods, my friends were almost at my feet, and the three enemy soldiers were barely twenty feet away, an easy shot even with an issue musket. I aimed for the middle of the body and gut shot the first man, dropped that gun, swung the second off my shoulder and hit the second in the head before the first had fallen to his knees. Then I charged at the officer, and he raised his hands and surrendered. I took his pistol and sword and then cut Captain Foster loose and gave.