” Her heart clenched at his sad tone. Oh-lord, how could he affect her this way? “I need to get some groceries,” she replied. “I’ll just b... a while.” Already calculating how long it would take her to get a few things and head to the house on Bayside, she knew she’d have to forgo cooking anything. A sandwich would have to do, and a quick shower and change, then head up to the hospital. “Maybe an hour and a half?” “Did you like the house?” Abigail paused at the hopeful sound in his tone. . "No sir, Sarah isn't in. I haven't seen her since this morning." Ask her to call me." Does she have your number, Professor?"Sarah had to choke back a laugh. "I am sure she does!" Chapter 3: The End?Filled with unholy glee and triumphant over Prof Martin Sarah decidedto lunch in the faculty dining room! She had always been curious whatwent on this "holy of holies". She would fool all the fools. She atean expensive lunch and had an expensive glass of wine after all Martinwas buying! She did not. His voice was very reassuring as he told me to remove my pants and underwear. He said, “You looked hesitant out there, I was watching you.” “Well a little, I guess. Never had this before.” “Are you aware of what the procedure entails?” “Not at all, really.” “Ok, then, take your shirt off too,” the doctor said with a warm smile, “It won’t hurt. It’ll take a bit of time though if you’ve never done one before. Even for a free exam we'll be very thorough.” He then took my blood pressure,. Of course, the opposite of Peace was War and in this case, war was the sort of war that probably meant the extinction of the human species from the face of the earth. I remembered being a “Peacekeeper” a long time ago with my armor-plated rounds all sealed up inside hard to open magazine holders and orders to confirm permission to open fire even if under direct attack. That turned out to be a lose-lose proposition no matter how one looked at it unless you were some fanatical prick or cunt with.