It was all I was focused on. I could not think about anything else. The hours seemed to drag on, it felt like a lifetime to me until I was back in my ...chair, eagerly awaiting her. I got so impatient that I ended up leaving for psychology, which was my first class that day, a full half hour early, and it was only a five-minute walk to the MacMillian building, where all the psychological sciences were held. I got there so early in fact, that the classroom wasn't even open yet so I had to wait. "Tasha looked up at the man, wincing as the big gun fired. Reaching up she pulled one of the clips from the ammo pack and was ready when it locked open. As he went to drop the pistol, she took it from his fingers. She saw the shock on his face when he saw her. She ejected the empty and then slammed the clip home. She forced the slide to reload, just as her daddy had taught her. She was ready when the second gun emptied and she switched them with the other as he said run.William took the new. It was doubtful she was asleep, though. Not tonight.Hannah glanced around. She needed backup. Someone to help her, keep her from backing down. The garden was empty, though, the store dark and silent. She was on her own...Movement caught her eye. Two shapes, slender, quietly slipped out of the bottle return door. They saw Hannah, paused, then slowly walked towards her. They were nude, Melinda's pale flesh in stark contrast to Rinda's blue fur. Hannah had to admire their confidence, having. The full moon gleamed brightly, casting eerie shadows across the landscape. Her teeth clicked together audibly, causing her jaw to ache. Was she lying on a bed of thorns?Upon inspection, she found that the barbs that gouged her skin were the dry grasses of the autumn field. She was lying in a meadow, naked and exposed.Try as she might, she could not remember how she had gotten here. Shaking her head ruefully, she pulled herself up to sit with her arms wrapped about her bare flesh in an effort.