Logs were crackling and I felt the warmth against my cold cheeks. I was shivering, but so happy that it really didn't matter.I turned away from the fi...eplace as she sat in the chair right next to me, pushing it closer."So, are you going to tell me why you came all this way to find me? I'm flattered but also a bit confused."I took a deep breath and gulped a little. I couldn't believe how hard it had suddenly became to say the words I had been thinking in my head since the moment I realized my. Staying with her would mean his death, and shedidn't want that."Please go," she said, letting the note of pleading enter her voice."I don't want you to die."Before Fixx could respond, Porcelain noticed a man in lightweight redarmor running towards them. He was armed with some sort of energyrifle, and he was obviously not wearing a Whateley security uniform."Freeze," the man exclaimed, pointing the weapon at them and adding,"If either of you two moves, I'll shoot."Fixx was obviously terrified,. “Does this happen every time?”Matti smiled and answered, “I don’t always hang around to watch, but I’ve never gone back to that point and found anything was left from the previous time I was there. What is garbage to us is a good meal for many of the birds, animals and insects.”There was a look of wonderment on Dawn’s face. “I just want to thank you for bringing me here so I could see this. Words would never do justice to describing this scene. This entire day has been such an adventure for me.. This is why our quirky friendship has lasted all these years. But that day I had had a particularly stressful day at work. I walked into Steve’s house just as he was about to light up. No knocking. He looked up, match halfway to the cigarette between his lips. His chair was positioned by the door. Odd place for a seat, but it was his favourite. I guess so the smoke smell wasn’t in the house too much. “What the fuck do you want, kid?!” he said, barely looking up. That was always the way he.