I was damned sure it was the former, though at this point, nothing would have surprised me.“I have no idea,” I replied.We were missing something; ...omething VERY big. Dante’s team either knew what it was, or had a strong suspicion. Whatever it was, it was very likely related to Lone Star, and I had a sudden fear that whatever it was, it was so big that it was going to cause us to lose. And the thought of losing to Dante made me feel physically ill.“We need a medical break!” Mary said, hopping up. I slammed my hand down on the table, making the crockery jump."Quit your crying, Meri. You have other choices. Two; I will give you five pennies, a knife, two changes of clothes, and escort you from this valley. But if you ever return for any reason, you will be hung. Nothing that you can say will stop this." She stopped crying and looked at me with hope, but started hiccupping, so I waited for her to stop."Choice three; you will become my indentured servant for a period of five years, you. But that's the way it has to be. I'm marrying DJ. She's carrying my baby. This is really happening." No!" Dawn let out an anguished choke, startling me enough to back away, and she started crying once again. This time, neither DJ nor I reached out to touch her. "NO!"Eyes squeezed shut, Dawn began shuddering as she hunched over and let out great wracking sobs. "No ... no ... no..." she whimpered over and again. And this time the tears flowed freely without any attempts to stem the flow.Her own. Rhonda Gordon: Senior; seventeen, preacher's daughter. 5'5" brunette, upturned nose, green eyes; now lives in Evansville and no longer communicates with the group—mostly.Rose Davis: Senior; seventeen; blonde bombshell; shortest in group at 5'1"; cheerleader; deep blue eyes. Rapidly becoming the female leader.Whitney Anderson: Senior; tallest girlfriend at 6'3"; seventeen and plays basketball at MHS; brunette; Brian's first lover to go all the way. Brian's martial arts master.Donna Gordon:.