. they say he be cut soon.-----Present day.“They did that to you?” I ask him he nods. “What about Lewis?” I asked. “He gets out in a couple ...of months... I haven't seen him in two years.” George informs me. “They made me dumber than the average retard.” George said to me. I shake my head sadly. “Made to fuck a woman 10-12 times a day sometimes more than once. Ringed like a common criminal. I was raped and they treated me like that.” George informs me. “I'm sorry.” I say to him. “Don't ever get. Then there was the ammo, of course, plenty of that for hunting as well. Gabby was tough enough, but not comfortable with firearms at the present, so she might have to wait on that front, I realized. She did get a Taser, as did the other ladies and gents, plus a nightstick for each of them and some mace.“One thing is sure. We have enough ramen to last us a year, though that would leave us a bit malnourished if we didn’t take vitamins or hunt or fish, or all three. Let me see. We have leftover. Elspeth and I left. As we left, I pointed Veronica out to her. She and Veronica exchanged looks. When we were outside I called Sidney Rice, my contact at MBC&L. I told him that I had made contact and that they would discuss it. He wanted more detail. I told him that he could wait until I actually knew something. Elspeth asked for the phone. She told him that I was on a first name basis with Adele. That shut him up. There is nothing like friends in high places.Four days later, I made the drive. She told him about how she had met him and that she had relied on him for physical and emotional support. She had wanted to have children but for some reason they were never blessed to have them. Peg in her educational pursuits had received a Masters Degree in Hospital Management and while she has never worked, she now thought about using her degree to manage the two medical clinics in which her husband had been the majority owner. Peg mentioned knowing Jane and the support Jane had given her.