’ Satish was a packrat, kept everything, but kept it all neat too. “Boy definitely spends too much time in the garage,” I laughed as I headed ba...k in. I slipped the new line on, grabbed the wet/dry vacuum from the garage, and sucked up all the water on the kitchen floor. After taking the vacuum back, and drying up the moisture from the rest of the countertop, I was ready to turn the water back on. “Sonia, I’m going out to turn the water back on.Can you come in and watch for any leaks?” I yelled. Jahn looked at Alex in horror, and he totally lost it. He ran at Lee with his wand extended. He swung it wildly, trying to strike her. Lee had her own wand extended. She deflected the wild blows and forced him back. She didn’t want to hurt him. She already knew none of the boxes in the room were his.Jahn backed off and huffing loudly at the exertion. When Lee didn’t follow, he shot another spell at her, and it deflected off her wand into the shield and then back. This time, it struck Gemma. I smiled hopefully and then looked down. The man wasn't smiling back."You're in a heap of trouble," the sheriff said and that brought my eyes back up. "Mr. Davis told us that he picked you up hitchhiking. That he didn't know you were a runaway slave. Said he never laid eyes on you before yesterday." W-What?" I shook my head slowly."He's just an innocent man trying to do the right thing for a pretty negra who needed a ride," Sheriff Miller smiled. "Now, that story makes a whole lot more sense. Beauchamp hesitated to continue his narrative. "What next?" asked Albert."What next? My friend, you impose a painful task on me. Must you know all?" Absolutely; and rather from your lips than another's." Muster up all your courage, then, for never have you required it more." Albert passed his hand over his forehead, as if to try his strength, as a man who is preparing to defend his life proves his shield and bends his sword. He thought himself strong enough, for he mistook fever for energy. "Go.