"I am going to fire a flare," I explained. "That should momentarily blind them by overloading their night vision. When I do, we are going to run for... the waterfall. The cold water will prevent them from locating us via our body heat. Then we can wait for an opportunity to take them out or escape. Are you ready?" Yeah," Cheryl said tightly.I opened the tent flap and fired the flare, keeping one eye closed as I did so I wouldn't ruin my own natural night vision. I heard curses as our. .. He's very nice." She posited in a voice that punPeter on the edge."Yeah, I thought it'd be fun to get out of the cabin for a bit, make somefriends." Aren't I your friend, Peter?" Lily replied with that same dangeroustone."You're my girlfriend, Lily." Peter replied, his own voice strangelycoming out of Fiona's mouth, "I want some guy friends, y'know, mates." In case you haven't noticed babe, you're not exactly a 'bloke' anymore."Lily replied, her slang barbed with venom. "I saw you two talk,. "Children? You have children?" the blond, green eyed woman, Ivan's wife Svetlana, inquired. Even after all her years in America, there was still a definite Slavic accent."Tink is my daughter." Peggy answered as I moved into the living room, around the couch and past my brother. When I reached the chair where Lilly and Peggy were, they both stood up, one on each side and allowed me to sit down. Then they each perched on the arm rests, leaned in and draped an arm around my neck."I have a daughter. The ride home on the team bus that night was pretty glum. Whitney went to sleep on my shoulder. That was the best part of the night. The next scrimmage, the day before Thanksgiving break, we played Harrison Military Academy. They were tight and disciplined and pulverized us. I hate to admit it, but I fouled out. Coach Hancock wasn't happy about that. You can't win the game if you can't play it. We were told to be ready for the first game of the season in one week. The season opener was at North.