Listen to me George." He seemed to come back to reality slightly. "We've got to find a hiding place. They're going to come looking for us George. Geor...ge do you hear me?"I got no where. He had surrendered to the despair. Looking around, I started to think about how to get the group back to the arroyo where we'd hidden the Time Machine. I jumped as I felt a hand on my shoulder. The Indian, forgotten until just then, was standing behind me. Looking me in the eye, he offered to hide us in the. ” He wasn't interested in my comfort he had plan and needed me naked.I would have to call it ****. He took the blanket off the top bunk and wrapped it around me above the waste up, I couldn't use my hands. Then he bent me over the lower bunk. I knew what was coming, I squirmed and resisted but he slapped my ass hard and forced a finger in my hole. I screamed, he pulled my head up by my hair with one hand, put a pillow in place underneath my head, slapped my face and pushed my head into the. 'That's not what you should be thinking about, Ike.'"What should I be thinking about Mom?'When are you going to stop saving strangers and go rescue your sister?'"Izzy doesn't need rescuing. She's doing what she wants to."'Today is the 25th.'"Is it? I haven't been paying attention."'You've been paying attention. How would I know if you weren't?'"Alright! I've been paying attention. But if she needed saving, why hasn't she called or written? Why haven't I heard anything from Dad?"'When Izzy. I caught Kenny, Jesse and Wally all looking over there from time to time.Before the bell rang, the girls broke up their impromptu meeting and came to claim their boyfriends. Missy and I walked behind Jesse and Mary Jo toward their Biology class."So what was that all about, honey?" I asked.Missy smiled and said dismissively, "Oh, just girl talk, John. It's kinda fun every once in a while." I shrugged, and when I glanced to my right, I noticed Jackie was walking with us and realized that I owed.