"Sophia!" I called as I knocked at her cabin door, "Wake up, the boat's sinking!" The door flew open almost instantly and my younger sister stood ther..., her face a mask of terror as my words sunk in. "We've got to get to the lifeboat!" I yelled over the continued groaning of the boat. Wordlessly my sister rushed past me, hurrying up onto the deck. Turning around I grabbed one of the survival kits my father always kept hidden in his locker then made my way back to the deck. As I stepped out onto. Smiling he sat back, satisfied that he still had the power over this one, that she was scared of him, and that gave him a small thrill. The Interpreter stood by her, explaining the oath as the shaking woman held onto the Bible with her hand, her brown lank hair hiding her face as she looked down, her body language speaking volumes. Respectfully the Defence Barrister asked her about herself before she had come over to England, and in a timid voice she answered in Polish, the Interpreter. He watched their three kids while working. On Congressional recesses, Gabrielle flew back on junkets to be there for the people and have her office opened to see her constituents regularly. Most had problems which she could solve with a phone call or a letter to whatever person or place the problem occurred. If it looked as if her name couldn't open doors, which was seldom, she had Tom Parks her hometown aide there to look deeper into the situation. All in all she was able to resolve almost all. The steel pellets ripped through the thin door and the gun was withdrawn as I snapped out, "Everyone down!"Everyone started hitting the floor as an automatic rifle opened up from the other side. I heard a scream behind me and a crash as I worked my way to the door. Before I reached it, it was kicked open and two men stepped through. Before they could take one step into the room, they were ripped apart by pistol fire as everyone, who was armed in the room, fired.The two men bounced off the.