Cathy couldn't stay quiet. "Maria? Her name was Maria! I guess we know who this stranger was!"Maria could not speak. She simply looked down, unable to... face the others.Mercifully, Ellen returned to her tale. Her audience was hanging on every word. "The man told us that Christmas Eve would be a big fiesta day for the outlaws and it would be his best chance to save Dan. He asked us to wait on the hill overlooking the town of San Cristol, where Dan was being held. He suggested Reynolds and some of. His man picked up a machine gun, but it fell apart in his hands as the rain had weakened the metal. He looked at Simon and shrugged, just as a bolt of lightning hit him from behind. Simon watched in horror as one of his enforcers skin turned black and the smell of burning flesh hit him. The man crumbled to the ground. The sinking trawler shuddered as it came to rest on a reef. Simon Selassie fell to his knees and looked up at the sun as he prayed. God answered him by sending an angel. The most. Wow, did she deliver!The wedding was small, we had to pay for it ourselves so we only invited our closest friends and family. The only extended family was my asshole uncle, Tom, who was there thanks to my mother. Like most weddings we followed a lot of the common traditions, one of which was not seeing the bride before the wedding. When Shannon walked through those doors, I was shocked by how gorgeous she looked in her stunning dress. It was a vintage long sleeved satin gown, with lots of lace. She said, "No, ma'am, you don't. I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed watching you on television today humiliating those big men!"Cathy and Kelly exchanged looks and rolled their eyes. Kelly muttered, "Uh, oh!"Cathy just shook her head and said, "What, exactly did you see? I was at the game so I haven't seen any television today."The girl quickly told about Bob Costas' pre-game show and the films of the girls beating the men in the mud and rain the day before. She finished by saying,.