I felt several hands resting on my swollen tummy. They began punching and needed it as the flow of nuts and berries began to fill my tummy again. They...punched and needed my tummy until they couldn't get any more in. As the cooks slowly pulled the tube out of my throat I could see more fruits and nuts flowing down the tube. They were even filling my throat."I guess you have three choices," I heard Shasta saying to me. "You can bring up and choke to death or you can die a painless death in the. Her hair was light oak framing slender cheeks, pillowy lips hiding a blinding smile, and tender hazel eyes that just left everything else I’ve said in the dust. If I could gaze into those eyes for a good hour, I’d die happy. I sighed and said under my breath, “Terra.” “What’s got your jaw dropped?” Simon’s voice blinked me back to reality. “N-noting, I’m just looking at the clock to see how much time we have left.” “Don’t bullshit me man,” said Simon. “Let’s see, who were you gawking at?. It's no coincidence she's been making a beeline for me recently, whenever our paths cross in the street. The conversations though invariably turn to John, and knowing how close I am to both him and his wife, even one or two probing questions about their relationship.Seems pretty obvious to me she fancies John, what I'm not so sure about is if the feeling's mutual. He’s spoken a fair bit about her in recent times too, I've even witnessed the odd argument with his wife and her name is usually to. Soon the trail showed the fleeing men had slowed their getaway. Fort Quitman was close to 80 miles; a hard 4 day ride from El Paso. Jake knew the men would have to rest their horses pretty soon after the gallop out of town.Via had put in a full day but was still pretty fresh. Jake figured he would stop at midday, rest the horse until late afternoon or early evening and then continue the hunt. He dismounted and examined the hoof prints more closely. "If they keep up this pace, we'll catch em in.