." Her handsunk inside his clothes, searching carefully. Jack had really badfeelings about this. If she knew about chip, why didn't she tell thegoons ...to go away instead of betraying him? Was she working for thirdparty?"Oh, here it is... Hmmm... rather small... Well... micro and soft..." Her fingerswere running inside his pants, that's where he hid the chip. But shewasn't playing with chip... Jack could feel something strange. The girl'sfingers were toying with his manhood, but it didn't get. He hadn't realized how famished he was until he tasted the firstspoonful of stew and he enthusiastically finished the whole bowl andhalf the loaf. The warmth of the stew and the wine produced a pleasantlethargy in his weary body, and he had to struggle to keep from noddingof as he waited for Valin to return.He didn?t have to wait long. Valin entered the hall along with two othermen dressed in military style doublets of red and black. Marcimmediately recognized the uniform of the Merdian army. "Ladies and gentlemen, my friends and I have taken control of this airplane. Do as we say and none of you will be harmed, but rest assured we will not hesitate to kill you if you resist. Our intent is to demand a great deal of money for your safe arrival. As soon as the money has been arranged, we will proceed to your original destination, claim our prize and be on our way. I repeat, remain in your seats, do as you are told and no one will be harmed."Three women began crying but were silenced. That I had to remove every morning so the space could be used by everybody else. Quite likely the girl who had taken over my bedroom.I turned around and put my books on top of the TV in the living room. I went to the refrigerator, got an apple juice and went out back.Queenie came over to see me as soon as I walked out the door. I scratched her head and looked in on the puppies. They were excited to have someone to pay attention to them but I wasn't out here for that. I petted each one but got.