Take it easy, he said. This isn't the first time I watched him while you were gone. Smiling she said I'm sorry. I can't help it. Steve and I went to h...is house. I put my things in the guest room and came back out front. I like staying at his house. He likes playing video games with me. We played a few games before eating dinner. After playing a couple more games I took my shower and went to bed. I woke up thirsty after a couple hours, and went to the kitchen to get something to drink. Heading up. He gave a smile that used to make my knees feel weak. Then he said, “I almost didn’t recognize you because you seemed so different. Happier even. And yeah I did join the military but I was honorably discharged for losing my leg.” I quickly looked down at his leg and looked back up when he laughed. “Sorry, I couldn’t help that. I’ve actually used that joke a few times since I got back. I actually didn’t make it past basic training. Seriously now I had to quit when my old man died. I had to help. Fortunately I know now not to post that mess.My first drafts are pure creative blitz writing. Get the idea into the computer. While I'll correct many spelling errors on the fly, I don't stop for anything else except sleep - and only then if it's already after two in the morning and I need to be up for something vital later this next morning that I've already infringed into.Instead of posting that mess however, I give it at least a day, and then perform a full read-through/rewrite in one sitting. "Okay, you can have her now."With a groan she turned over, who could have her? Once again her mind reacted with horror at the two figures standing by the bed. They looked almost alike except for their color.Standing about three feet tall they had big heads and large sagging bellies, thin arms and legs. The heads had pointed ears and big black eyes, smashed noses with big nostrils and wide sharp teethed mouths. One was a sickish green with dark green swatches over its entire body. The other was.