"Thanks for letting me hang out for a while. I needed to get away from the family for a bit!" Jenny exclaimed with mock drama."No prob. Everyone needs...to get away from the folks every now and then." Ally responded."What's Craig up to?" I asked, finally looking up at Jenny. Craig was her boyfriend and another friend of mine and Ally's"His family had a wedding to go to out of state. A cousin is getting married." Jenny answered."Oh, ok. It's too bad he isn't around to come over too." I replied.We. But I mean I’m really wet.”“Good girl. Well, I just called to let you know I’m coming home tomorrow night. Mom’s much better and I feel comfortable leaving her alone.” It had been four weeks since she left and Marge was looking forward to reuniting with her slavegirl.“Ooooo!!! I can’t wait, Mistress.”“Good luck with your father tomorrow, pet. Have fun with it. I’ll collect you tomorrow evening.”Kathleen literally attacked Kim that night since it would be their last night together for awhile.. I walked back to the middle. after a moment of debate, I turned toward the white gem. it glowed brighter as I got nearer to it until I was right in front of it. It was shining like crazy now. I reached for it, then suddenly it seemed to shink away from my hand, dimmining till it stopped glowing. Confused I backed up and tried again. No shine this time. frustrated, I hit the pedestal with my hand, and ended up clutching it, curling in pain. While whimpering on the floor, I noticed a soft violet. The area around me was pretty rugged and I hadn't seen any sign of civilization for two days. As I was munching on some trail mix and sipping from my canteen, I thought I saw some movement in my peripheral vision. I looked around to spot it but saw nothing. There are black bears around but they usually try to keep their distance from humans. I figured it was probably some small animal or maybe a deer. I shrugged into my pack and got underway. The rest of the day promised to be a little easier.