I couldn't make out most of what they said, thoughseveral eggs splattered against the bus windows.A minute later, we were past the protesters and thro...ugh the gate to theCHASM. I watched out the window as the gates closed behind us, lettingout a sign of relief as they did."What were they mad about?" Winch asked with a blank look. "We didn'tdo anything to them." There are always people who are afraid of magic," the girl on the otherside of the bus aisle said. "Or jealous."I nodded agreement,. Unfortunately they fought so much between themselves trying to take complete control. That the decisions made were not for the benefit of the company, but to improve the standing of the one son against the other.What the kid’s father had said was also correct; there were rumors of great new developments in the works. The problem was they probably wouldn’t come to fruition, since the company didn’t have the money to invest in the designs, being much more likely to fold completely.I decided that. Her flight was to take off at two o'clock. They showered together and she made him take her one more time as they showered.She picked out the clothes that she was going to wear for the flight home and took a couple of changes to wear until he had the other clothes FedEx ed to her. She was quiet and he made small jokes to try and cheer her up. When she was ready he made her sit down on the bed.He reached in his jacket and pulled out the envelope and handed it to her, "There's five hundred. As I had feared, when I returned Ember was gone.“Mother fucker!” I yelled, slamming both her and my drink down as fast as I could.I was pissed off. I was bored, drunk, annoyed and hard. I cursed openly as I stomped around the frat house, trying to decide if I should start a fight or leave. Luckily, the frat boys were smart enough to stay out of my way. I was apparently throwing off the ‘don’t fuck with me vibe’.I stomped my way up the crowded staircase, hoping that something upstairs would.