"Does John make you that horny or are you that way with any man?" Derek, this is getting pretty personal." Oh, forgive me. I was just being happy for ...ohn that he has a woman who likes it that much." John gets what he wants." Beth, do you consider me attractive?" Of course, you are twins." It is almost like I could sub for John, and you wouldn't know the difference." I never ever considered that." How long will John be gone." I have no idea, Derek." If he is away too long and you need a sub, I. "Mark?" It was Leesha's grandmother."Hey Granny, how's things going?" I shouted into the phone. Granny is eighty-four, and starting to lose her faculties, but her mind is still sharp as a tack."Not real good here. Is Leesha there?" She sounded a little distraught."Uh, no Granny, she's supposed to be over there." Oh wait a minute, I have another call. Bye." And Granny hung up."That's strange." I said aloud to myself. I dialed Leesha's cell phone number. It rang four times and went to voice mail.. What they were seeing was no more the true essence of evil than the reflection of a tree in a passing creek is the true essence of a tree. But since it comforted them, they choose to believe that they could see and touch and feel and control the bad things in the world. And then they stopped needing us. That's when they started laughing.They still come to Sunday morning mass. They pass under our watchful eyes and light their candles and pray their prayers and sing their songs. They think that. ...in a few minutes I’ll be going to lunch,Meet me in the alleyway behind the bank.Grabbing my jacket I stride quickly down the hall and into the elevator.I knew exactly where Veronica sat and plotted how long it would take her to reach the back of the bank. Anxiously I rubbed my black leather shoes through the dusty gravel, peering to see if there were any security cameras. I definitely did not want anyone to see what I was about to do to her.And as though it were some sort of apocalyptic day.