The places that remain in business aren’t welcoming to strangers, with reinforced doors and shady looking owners sitting behind the registers. Polic...e cars survey the dark streets for ne’er do wells, but everyone knows that the officers aren’t the ones running the city’s remains. The mobs hold the power here and to cross the wrong person could be a death sentence for any unfortunate soul.As darkness takes hold over Circovia, the businesses start to close, and the streets grow quiet once more.. "I think I'll make you my gardener." Over my dead body, Madam." SWACK! SWACK! SWACK! SWACK! SWACK! The blows came so swiftly that Billy didn't have time to give thanks. An identical five-pointed star appeared in pulsing red and purple on Billy's right side."Imitator!" Mrs. Potter huffed as another blow went SWACK! onto the stunned boy's shivering flesh. This line was a smooth curve that connected two points of the left star."Hum, going for a pentangle, I see. How appropriate, you old witch,". ) The ceremony took place and after things ended we all planned to meet at a friend's house for a graduation party later that night, little did I know what an epic night it would be for me. **A little backstory, I am 30 now and realize I am bisexual at this point but during my teenage years and early adulthood I identified as 100% straight and only dated girls. At 19 I had done basically everything else with a girl except sex, I was technically still a virgin. Going through high school I would. Jess' face was unmarked except for a small scrape on her forehead. If it wasn't for all of the tubes and wires attached to her, she could have been sleeping. The nurse told me she was resting comfortably and should wake up any time now. No sooner had the nurse said that, than Jess started to stir. I went to the bedside and held her hand as she woke up.When she opened her eyes I said, "Hiya sweetie. I love you."Jess smiled at me and then looked around. She asked, "Where am I? Is this a hospital?.