It was no use for me to be home alone. My south regions felt neglected and the sake I drank was working into my brain. "Tachibana! Why the long face? ...houldn't you be excited to be studying abroad?" Yuki, a girl who clearly had a crush on me, asked. To be truthful, she was a really good looking girl, but the only reason I kept her around was because she looked like Kasumi a little. Apart from the outer appearance, everything else was annoying. "Are you worrying about that cute brother of. I don't remember his name. He is black and about 5'10". Again the door closed and we all headed down. After a couple floors we felt a shaking and the elevator stopped and the lights went out. For some reason the back up lights did not come on like they should have and we were in pitch black. I found the buttons and pushed the open doors button but nothing happened. I was getting frightened and fumbled around till I found the intercom. The security guard answered and said that there had. An older, zealous man, the priest was horrified by what he saw. "What have you done, foolish woman?" He cried.Sobbing, Melina protested, "Please Father, a strange man forced me..." But her words were lost in the uproar behind her as her father arrived.Taking in the scene before him he was filled with rage. "You witch! You have shamed this family!" For the first time in her life, her papa raised his hand and slapped Melina across her face."Papa, please!" Melina sobbed, trying to hide her. She hugged her jacket tighter around her, the air was quite crisp, she could see the white puff of air as she exhaled. October in Montana and she could already tell this would be a hard winter. As Samantha neared the point of the property that was furthest from her home, she noted that the large wooden gate was ajar. The fence that surrounded the property was typical ranch style, meant to keep their cattle within its confines. The gate wasn’t wide open, just set back enough for her to notice.