It'll show them all.My cheeks water, stomach churns, head spins. I breathe in and upend the bottle.The pills are acrid on my tongue and I try to swall...w but there are too many. My throat's suddenly a clogged funnel. Saliva from nowhere rushes to help, only serving to break down the coatings, and my face screws up at the bitterness as I start to foam at the mouth, choking. I grapple for the drink, knocking it to the floor, its contents glugging onto the patterned carpet, spoiling its. "Jennifer temporarily lost herself in a memory of such an occasion, and after catching her smiling about it, I asked her what she had been thinking about."Oh, just this one boyfriend of Lee's... He couldn't do anything right. The first thing he did when he got here was kiss Lee on the lips in front of my mom and dad. During dinner, he kept trying to play footsy with Lee, but ended up kicking mom in the shin... "She giggled, then said, "And then after dinner, he laid down on the couch to watch. He was willing to bet someone else suffered injuries in the process. He admired her pluck, but she needed to pick her battles more wisely. He took the opportunity to study her. Her face was serene and beautiful. Her long black hair, removed from its braid and the caked-on dirt, was silky and cascaded in almost glowing waves onto the bed. She was remarkably young, seemingly mid-twenties, meaning she must have been just a small child when society had collapsed. Someone must have taken her in and. "Well young lady, that was a delicious meal. Now I think we should relax, and enjoy what the evening brings."Immediately I had used the words 'young lady,' it was like a signal switching Sarah on.Smiling broadly, she replied, "Yes sir." You go and relax on the sofa, and I'll join you in a minute."Sarah did as she was asked, while I stayed a moment in the kitchen just to collect a tea towel."Close your eyes, young lady," I said as I came to join her in the living room.She didn't say a word, but.