"Hi, Regina," Billy said."I told you, not to call me that," I said. Luke's dirty undies were sitting right in front of me, so I pretended to be busy w...ith them. I was waiting for Billy to say something else, but he didn't, so I asked, "What do you want?" I just wanted to come say hi to you." Well you did, now go." Gee, that's not very polite, Mrs. C. Here I am a guest in your house and you're being rude. Your husband did invite me over, after all." How the hell did the two of you even meet?" It. "Alas, but no, my dear lady. 'We' cannot. But your companion here, howyou say, 'Mark' - he shall make his wish, yes? He alone is my newmaster." Huji bowed before Mark.Reluctantly, Mark spoke. "Alright then, Howj-" Huji!" the genie cheerfully corrected."HOO-GEEEE," Mark mockingly repeated his name. "So I suppose I getthree wishes, right?" Oh, that I cannot do, Master. I can grant you but one wish," Hujiregretfully said."One?" Mark scoffed. "That doesn't sound like a real genie to me." Hiswife. And now I don't need your help any longer.”“You...used me?” My voice cracked as I said those words.“Yes.”That one word haunted me as I pulled on my robe. Saoria's eyes bored into me as I scurried about her room and gathered my belongings. I gathered up the few books I had managed to buy over the years, wrapping the leather-bond tomes in oilcloth before packing them into into a satchel. I didn't look back as I left the room and stumbled down the many steps to the ground below.I had lived in the. It must have been an hour or more and we were chatting like old friends. She was beginning to yawn and I was feeling the weariness of the day as well. I pulled a comforter out of the closet and pulled the couch out into a bed. I could not take chance of the exhaust being covered during the night, so I left the one heater that was vented through the roof running. I shut down everything else and set the alarm for 2 hours so I could start and warm the diesel to make sure the fuel didn't gel and.