We hadn't seen a soul; it was a beautiful wood. Every now and again we stopped and kissed. We'd been walking a while and it had been getting darker wi...th clouds appearing above us through the wood's leafy canopy. The air had cooled and we could sense rain was imminent. We decided to turn back and head for the car. As soon as we had done so heavy rain drops started cascading down over us. Very quickly we were drenched. I saw a large oak tree and grabbed you hand and pulled you under its cover.. The room was dim and claustrophobic, the crackle of controlled flame mixed with the hum of a weak electric light bulb overhead."Look please you can't do this," Diora gasped as their bodies competed for the upper hand, arms flailing legs hooking and kicking, their efforts echoing in the confined underground dungeon. "We have money, our families have money."But he ignored her bargaining as Diora weakened and weakened.He clamped his arms over her shoulder, straining to hold one then the other. "There was a lot of commotion, but a lot of senior police officials were there, screaming at their men to holster their weapons. Kennedy was amused to see her stepfather in front of the one police officer cradling his arm. "By all means, file charges against my daughter! Sue her in civil court! By all means, bring it onto my turf and not yours!"The man paled.Pipes walked over to his wife's body and laid his head down on her breast.There was a swirl by the door and someone else came in. Dennis. I thought, what the hell she scared of?Of the future, of course. Of leaving high school and home - she was already in at Chapel Hill. And probably of having to speak to like a thousand people in the next four hours.See, the thing is that Gracie never breaks a sweat. Not when she's at the helm, not at board meetings where she's actually gotten into arguments with Dad and lived to tell about it, not when she's kicking my ass bowling, not ever. For her to be freaked out was practically unheard of..