“Let’s get a drink first,” said Julia and walked towards the bar.When they had two cocktails they sat on bar stools and watched the crowd. Even ...though it was early, the place was full. Most of the men that walked past them stared at Julia and completely ignored Jenny. She didn’t mind, she was used to it. Julia was craning her neck trying to see if Leroy was around, but she couldn’t see him. He must be here somewhere, she thought. Then again, what would she say if she saw him? What did she want. We entered the main building through the chapel. Dark and dank, a large room with an immense hearth opened impressively at the opposite end. I figured it to be the central place, the library, but no shelves existed. The rest of the building divided into small rooms. A row of broken toilets and some mosaic tiles with drains at the center at the farthest side from the hearth had been the bathroom. Stark and simple as expected from poverty embracing monks, its lack of anything made it more.Getting. It was too much to deal with, and Diane snapped the book shut. She shook her head and stood, determined to forget the whole thing.It didn’t work.She managed to go through the motions of a normal day long enough to transfer the load of laundry from the washer to the dryer, and that was it. She found herself standing in front of the table where she’d left the contents of the package, staring down at the book and arcane instruments.I can’t believe I’m even considering this. I must be going. Sometimes, I would see a fewof the neighbors, but it wasn't often. There was this one girl I wouldsee more often than not. I didn't know her name, but she would usuallybe walking out when I walked in. She was tall, about my height, give ortake a few inches. She wasn't what I would call fat, but she did havesome meat on her, especially curves in all the right places. We neverspoke, but I liked to watch her walk down the hall before she turned thecorner.One day, I went down to the laundry room at.