." Sala, have I ever lied to you?"It was not what she expected to hear. "No," she answered honestly."Do you trust me?"She nodded."I need you to do som...thing for me. I need you to trust me when I say that the river runs slowly here, and that I will make sure we both reach the other side safely. I promise you this." He lifted her chin and gazed into her dark brown eyes. "Will you trust me with your life, Sala?"Though she was still afraid, Jakal's question reminded her of what she had asked of him. >run like hell. acquire funds and secure shelter. Stay covert or cease to exist.Well, we had a consensus.I was armed and dangerous. I could hack any network that existed but couldn't jump-start a car to save my electronic soul.I had to hijack a vehicle and driver that could get me to a hospital. I needed dialysis within 18 hours. My SQIDs told me that this looked too much like a mining camp to be anything else. Mining camps needed food supplies. I needed to find the camp kitchen and hide out. "Ashley & Rick hoped into the front seating area of the log. It was onelong cushion seat with no partition. Rick got in first and Ashley satright in front of him. He pulled her back into him and held her tightlytelling her that he would hold unto her real tight when they went downthe steep incline at the end. Jessie wasn't sure if he should sit in front or behind Jason. I guess itdidn't really matter. They were both boys so who really cared right.Before he could decide Jason had already taken. Closing the door behind me, I ran to the bathroom to relieve myself. Both ways!The next morning, Kevin departed saying he had to run some errands for his mom. I didn't care. As far as I was concerned, Kevin's status as my good friend was over. He was going to be relegated to the status of an acquaintance.During the day, I watched my mother like a hawk trying to see if anything was amiss. She didn't appear to be anything but her old cheerful self. Well, not exactly cheerful since she had a doozy.