Jim remained confident, so when the coaches called for a quick kick with the ball on only the four yard line, he wasn’t worried. It was the first ti...me in that game the play was called so the defense would be completely surprised. Standing about on the goal line Jim envisioned a ninety-five yard punt, with the ball finally rolling to a stop at the opponents one yard line, all he had to do was simply catch the ball, take two steps to the side and kick. In a normal football season the play may. .. ! He remembered the tape recorder and ran his fingers over it. What the hell did this mean? He flicked it on... Minutes later, Mark Cannon moved farther back, dragging Queenie, until the wall of the building braced him! His knees felt as if they'd turned to water! He wanted to slump down and bawl... but instead, he straightened very tall and began to feet his way with Queenie before him along the doorways of the apartments! His brain was afire when he touched her knob and found it unlocked!. I think that we in support services will try to get with each section manager and work out some procedures and a schedule so we can be better prepared. That's all I have."Sam spoke next as Support Services always gave the last report. "Thank you, Bob, I didn't realize it had been so long since our last fire drill. I assure you that you will get full cooperation from the section managers on this. I have one more announcement that needs to be made. In two weeks, Glenn is finally taking a couple. My brother and I were as close as any other siblings, nothing more than affection. I always had a secret hope that he would catch daddy and save me, no matter what happened my hope wouldn't deminish...I waited impatiently for my daddy to enter my room. He had been drinking and I knew I would have bruises in the morning. When the door creeked open I held my breath, slowly my father came into view. He wasn't very steady on his feet and stumbled until he reached my bed. The liquor on his breath.
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