Hoping the grunts will end. Hoping whatever it is filling the air calms. I rest my face against my knees softly rocking as I see the mirror again, abl...e to view myself. Pathetic and weak, that’s all I see. I continue to stare as I rock, the grunts turning into snarls, feeling them on the nape of my neck. Again ... Nothing is there, void space. The burning in my shoulder continuing, seeming to increase with the sounds, the sensation of heated breath. I run my hands over my neck and shoulder,. __________Anthony walked out to the gazebo holding 2 folded banners. He ignoredthe walkway, to take a shortcut through the grass. Luckily, there was notrash to his eyes in the gazebo and putting up the banners only tookabout 10 minutes. He looked out onto the river for a break from the hardwork so far.After nearly slipping on the ground thanks to the sprinklers, he figuredhe best get started on the other things. 'This isn't so bad,' he thoughtto himself as he walked back inside the building. I will try to be as amicable as possible through all of this. If you could read my mind right at this minute, it would make you afraid of me."I walked upstairs and started packing a suitcase. I had traveled quite a lot, so it only took me a few minutes to decide what to take. When I came back down, Barb was still sitting where I left her."Don't you want me to tell you about it and how it happened?" No, I don't. You must have been willing, because I know you don't drink, so you can't even use. Then thosethoughts of ill fortune also receded, George was young and nothing badhappened to young people. Derrick had this subconscious belief that heand his friends were invincible. So to Derrick, it was even moreunlikely that something bad had happened to George than his introvertedfriend being on holiday.Derrick's annoyance return to full force by the time he was at his AWOLfriend's door. He knocked and the response was the same as Derrickringing George's buzzer; silence. The frustrated.