I didn't care if my arm would go numb and my fingers tingled. I was afraid, and I knew that as long as I stayed in that position I was relatively safe...As I grew older, I began to challenge the dark. I had finally acquired a flashlight and kept it at the ready at all times. Whenever I saw the deeper shades of darkness form or move about, I'd quickly flash it on and try to catch it in the sudden stream of light, but as always, the dark was as quick as the light and instantly raced to the farthest. He was of mediumbuild. His hair and beard were mostly brown, but streaked here andthere with gray. His clothes, a green plaid work shirt and blue jeans,were dirty and badly ripped. His breathing was labored. He seemedconscious, but not quite aware of what was going on around him. Upshawtouched his face; it was hot with fever. The physician slipped off therags of his shirt and opened the front buttons on his red flannel longjohns. He looked closely at the bruises on the man's chest and. She put her arm around me and said, “Listen, if I were to tell you that your instincts were correct, what would you say”?“I’m not quite sure I understand what you mean Auntie”, I said.Well “Sally my sweet little thing, there are 2 others amongst my friends who are in exactly the same situation as you! And she fixed my gaze, and I swear she looked deep into my soul.I sat unable to speak until I murmured, Do you actually mean that 2 of those ladies were actually men, "really! no really"? I. Things I hoped that Luke could help me with. I wanted to talk about the way that Eddie and Jase were fighting. Only, by the time we reached the house I realized he'd be going back to work. But, it was probably for the best. He'd left in a considerably better mood, and left me in the same state. It wouldn't hurt to bring up Eddie and Jase later. Besides, it was Luke's mom's birthday, and there was no way I wanted to add to his stress, especially since an hour and a half with him seemed to have.