She blinked, couldn't comprehend what she was seeing. Was he smiling? Yes. His striking profile cast his disturbing appearance from her mind, albeit m...mentarily.Because when he turned to her then, she stifled her scream with the back of her hand, stumbling backwards over her feet. His blue eyes were no longer the deep oceans she remembered, only icy glares that held no ounce of the human he once was. Now, marinated in death, he faced her head-on, allowing her to soak in the reality.What. So I hurried up and threw my neighbor into the passenger seat then I got in and drove off. I found a Starbucks cafe in a safe part of town and pulled into the parking lot. The woman beside me just kept crying into her hands as she leaned her head against the car window. I reached over and patted her on the arm trying to console her but that just made her cry harder. I didn't know what to do so I opened the glove box and took out a small complimentary travel package of tissues that an. Mr Perry was thinking about my story concerning the home trees and what I found inside them. We landed at the colony landing pads to see people running everywhere. As soon as we stepped out we found out why. A large Cariss warship was insystem headed for the planet.We all knew that meant they were here to strip the planet before anyone could come to help us. Cariss was one race that was always warlike. They only fought as a clan in a single warship or small fleets. I followed Mr Perry as he. All I could think of was setting my camera up, for Thursday night. The next few days were spent in the normal routine. We went through the motions, but even some friends had noticed the change in our relationship. I rushed back from the airport on Friday lunchtime, to find the camera in it’s usual place, and as the tape rewound in the VCR, I checked the wash basket for her underwear. I was disappointed. All I could find were a pair of hold up stockings. Returning to the living room with some.