About four or five guys altogether plus the fat lass. The young guy givin’ all the orders, before the old guy came in, was called Andy and one of th... others was Mark. I only know that because one kid called the other Andy and this Andy hissed back at him, ‘no names, Mark!’, which considering the circumstances I thought were quite funny. I never really thought our lives were in danger at that time, that they were just after stealing the sort of Christmas presents that they thought richer people. If nothing else, the series in Miami had given the bullpen a rest. LaCross hadn't used any of his regulars in three days, a respite that every team sorely needed this late in the year. Selecting a spot starter for the last game in Miami had given his starting staff and extra day off, too.The Giants were in the opposite boat. Although the Padres had a far worse record than the Marlins, they had given the Giants a battle in every contest.Al suggested taking up a collection to send to the Padres. ?? I took the spoon up to my bedroom, and bentforward from the waist over my bed, my knees on the floor. I turned my head toone side and with the spoon in my right hand, began to gently tap my buttcheeks. To start with I could hardly feel this, so after a few swats I began tohit myself harder, and with a quicker rhythm, right cheek, left cheek, rightcheek, left cheek.?? I positioned the blows so that I struckmyself all over my ass, eventually creating a nice warm stinging sensation, allthe way. When she did finally doze off, it was to be awakened by the slightest noise. Chapter 3.Violence Erupts. Coming out of her final doze at dawn Karina told herself she’d been a fool. She’d distressed her self over nothing. She could hear laughter and splashing coming from coming from the pool. Angry she opened the flap of the tent and stepped outside. The pool being the only source of water, it was precious. Any disturbance of its bottom would stir up mud that would take hours to settle again..