“Now check the point of insertion tonight before she retires,” Dr. McCarty said to Tanya. “If there is any redness or swelling, call me and I’...ll meet you here in my office. Don’t wait until tomorrow.”“Thank you, Doctor,” Tanya said, smiling. She knew, as well as Katie, that the wound was already healed under that bandage. That was their family secret.“Alright, then,” the doctor replied, then to Katie, “Okay, sweetie, let’s see how it’s working, shall we?”She handed Katie what appeared to be a. Erm ... yeah, I liked it too” he says, giving me his best I-just-ran-head-first-into-the-quarterback-but-I’m-ok look. I sigh contentedly, then lean in to kiss him again, sucking his bottom lip into my mouth before sliding down and encountering the neckbeard where I had planned to nibble.“Better get done in here”I stroke the fuzz covering the underside of his jaw and his Adam’s apple then reach for the foam and razor. Squirting foam into my palm I smooth it tenderly over chin and neck. I’ve not. The ambiance was dark and creepy. Some of the books were pretty tattered, but one in particular had a shiny red cover to it.The title drew her in. ALTER YOUR FATE, CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE."Well I see someone likes to play with destiny." An old man said from behind the counter, it shook Jennifer out of her little trance."What?" That book can do marvelous things. Take you marvelous places." How much is it?" Jennifer asked."Hmmmm for you. It's free of charge." The old man said with a gleam in. One man noticed my blank death-like stares and asked what the hell was wrong with me. Dmitri answered, “She lost the will to live.”“Well what do we do now?” he asked. Dmitri smirked cruelly.“Let her live.”They eventually forgot about me completely and left me on the table. I stared up at the stars for the moon had forsaken me and allowed myself to numb out on the drugs I had taken. My body was numb with cold and my lips had turned blue. My eyes were made of glass and my spirit had been.