Above the sky it is very cold. Coming through the air at a very fast speed causes it to heat up dramatically, and when it lands, the impact causes eve...n more heat, resulting in the explosion and fire.”“How big would this rock be, John?”“The one that probably caused that fire was probably not much heavier than me. Bigger rocks cause bigger explosions and leave large holes called craters. There is one that landed in the northern continent that has a crater so big you would take half a day to walk. ’ * ~ Good Samaritan Hospital ~ This time, no goose bumps adorned her nakedness. Clutching the hospital gown to her bosom did nothing to ease the pain, nor enhance it. She felt numb, sensing only a tug as the doctor removed shards of broken glass from her back and arm. Marla glanced up at the clock in the emergency room suite: it was three-thirty a.m. ‘Almost done,’ the resident doctor said. ‘Just a few small pieces left. I’ll need to place sutures to close some of these cuts.’ Tears streamed. He was wearing an apron that said ‘Kiss the cook’ and was humming a Spice Girls song? ‘If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give…’ screeched the baritone, striving to be a soprano. Yep, that was the Spice Girls. He has good taste, she mused. ‘What are you doing, Marc?’ Manolito loved his brother, really he did, but he didn’t want Marc around when all he wanted was to be alone with Clara. He needed time to convince her to say with him. ‘Thought you needed condoms? Had a piece waiting for. He was furious beyond belief. Then again, some of what the lunatic said had sunk in. He felt like a ‘bad father’. He had let down his daughter. He should’ve been protecting her. He could feel tears well up in the corner of his eyes. He then heard a noise and looked up. Lori had entered the room at some point without him realizing. He looked into her eyes and saw that they too were damp with tears. Both of them were still in what they had slept in, her a t shirt and cotton pants, and him flannel.