She wasn't worried about traveling to Waco alone.Jessica's first week on the trail was uneventful. She met no one, and enjoyed the solitude. She rode ...easy and stopped early in the evening most days. Jessica hunted as she rode, providing for herself with small game, saving her smoked meat for lean times. She refilled her canteens in the streams she crossed. For the first time in her life she was free, and she was enjoying herself.It was late in the afternoon about two weeks after she left home. When you were born we loved each other very much. But when love diesit is replaced by other less desirable emotions.Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,Nor hell no fury like a woman scorned.Your mother felt that I scorned her when I refused to abandon mybelief in evolution, which after all is the basis of my whole researchcareer. I could not believe that every word of Genesis was literallytrue." I'm sorry, Alistair. I should not have interrupted. Please continueyour tale."Alistair. What's his problem? Heknows I'm good for it.A couple of hours later Brian called Nick into the kitchen. "Nick, I'vehad enough. I've been thinking of ways to get you to finally pay yourfair share of rent, and I've come up with an idea."The way it works is simple. First off, I wipe your debt out. You don'towe me for last week, and you don't owe me for today. Starting next weekif you don't have the money you'll receive a penalty that will stay ineffect until you have paid. If you miss the one. In fact, we sat for our regular evening meal and when it was done the kids ran off to their room while Helen started to clean up. I was left with the memories of my daughter naked body and smiling proud face.That next day, approximately the same time, I received another email.When my download indication took a long while my heart beat faster and I wondered if another picture of my own daughter soon awaited me. It was.Liz stood in profile, facing another teenage girl of approximately the same.
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