Neither of them had a cell phone, and it wouldn't have mattered if they did, since there's no service in the tight valley anyway. I offered to give t...em a ride to somewhere a little more safe and comfortable, and they gratefully accepted, asking me to take them home, since it wasn't too far away.As they got in the car, I looked at them a little more closely. The daughter was about 20, overweight and under-dressed in the way that so many poor southern women are. Mom was also overweight but. Our quarters were clean and a meal was sending its pleasant scent to our noses as we entered. The three of us went into the bedroom and collapsed upon the bed. Trud came in and said, "Is this all the thanks I get for working hard all day?" She grinned.Jan replied, "You haven't been the only one. I need a back rub." She moaned as she went to her stomach. Trud came over and began to rub her back getting out the ache. Jean and Two came in and started on Lind's back and mine.Trud glanced at them,. He looks over to see his new found love slouched over in his bed.Daniel freezes, unable to work up the courage to move, after a few seconds he finally manages to creep over to him. Dont have done it, Please, do not have ended it like this. He just barely notices Jakes back rising and falling ever so slowly. All molasses in his muscles is gone and he immediately grabs the gun from Jake’s hand, tossing it to the side of the bed, well out of reach. He sits down and wraps his arm comfortingly. I assume she was thinking one of her family members was here. She was correct, but I was not going to share that with her.“You will find out. Regardless, good things happen as long as you do what is expected of you, and everybody will survive. Understood?”Tammy nodded. “Is my son ok?”I could see she was fishing for an answer. I knew it wasn’t her son, given the new age rules, but she didn’t need to know that.“Everybody is ok. Make sure all the girls understand the message and everybody will.