I've lost my top two players, and I have to make some fast changes." He paused to collect his thoughts, and put his glasses back on. He looked hard at... Eric and me."You two have been in my thoughts lately. Eric, your speed on the field is exceptional, and we're going to need speed. But your ball handling could use some help. I would like you to work before school with a friend of mine, if you're willing. He might be able to jump- start your skills in a short amount of time."Eric didn't look too. He stood in what was clearly a sidestreet, and at the end he could see a main road thick with traffic. The cars were every colour of the rainbow, not just the familiar black, and they were weird shapes, some like boxes, some long and some low on the ground and open topped like racing cars, some large and looming with black-tinted windows. He had never seen cars like them. Where were the Ford Populars and Morris Minors and Volkswagen Beetles? Where were the Reliant Robins, the Messerschmitt. She's staying with a friend in Phoenix."David watched tears well in Eileen's eyes. "She believed me." That's my take on the situation," David said. "You should call her today, and although I assume you'll want to live with your mother again, I think you should stay here until we bring Peck, Robert Hummel, and all of Hummel's pedophile friends to justice."Eileen looked like David had whopped her across the head, and then more tears flushed her eyes. "What if I want to stay here with you?" she. She took a deep breath as panic closed around her throat. The same panic sank deep into her soul for just being in this throne room where Magnus had taken her virginity so harshly brought back the memories of the event. Her body was shaking and she felt her resolve weakening."It's all right, Luria," Balor hissed at her, rubbing his thumb against her arm. "He can't hurt you while I'm here."Magnus closed the doors to the throne room and turned to his audience, throwing his arms wide. "My.