This scare wanderers and they back off some. Soon they get brave again. They see only boys so they get spears ready. That one throw spear. He miss all.... Hamlin throw spear good. Hit other man. He dead. That other one start to throw so Jaklow shoot. He dead. Soon after Mundo, the big one throw spear. He miss. Then Mundo head explode. We hear sound you shoot. We win fight!"Just then, Miya interrupted. "Mike", she whispered, "I see more people. They behind us this many trees toward sun" She held up. Before I was finished, someone knocked at my door. It was Martha and I invited her in. She came over and took the brush from my hand. As she brushed it, we talked."Amelia, Wasn't last night wonderful? Tad asked me to dance eight times. It was wonderful. He's so strong and handsome. I blushed every time he looked at me." Yes. I saw the way that he was looking at you. Especially when you weren't watching. But don't let him think that you're easy. Make him work at it a bit." Oh, you're one to. " She ran off giggling.The girl was giving me way too many impromptu hugs. She liked having me in the house. Having me here made her feel safe, I understood that. I felt good about filling the role, a man in the house to keep the monsters at bay. But for days now, nights now, she'd insisted on getting a good-night hug before she went off to bed. A big hug long enough to last the night.Since it was Friday evening, my girls were exhausted from their work/school weeks. I told them to wind down and. McPherson's lips tightened at the suggestion."The time it takes to drive over to the lake and then putting on skates would only give the k**s about a half an hour on the ice," he suggested slyly. "We'd bring Annie straight back here," he assured her. "She seems to have her heart set on it, and my James would be so disappointed," he said with a sad little shake of his head.Annie began hopping up and down as she pulled at her mother's skirts again. Mr. Reed chuckled aloud at her antics. "When we.