“So, where have you been, I have been worried, John said when she came into the bedroom.” “I’m sorry, she said, genuinely meaning it.” “...e went out after dinner and I lost track of time and just forgot to call you like I normally do; sorry.” “I worry when you’re out drinking, but at least you are home safely.” “I know you do and sometimes I drink too much, like tonight, and then forget you are home worrying.” He was looking at her in a strange way, so she opened the walk-in closet and. They were about half-way there when they suddenly paused, looked at the wound, and simultaneously attacked the incapacitated creature. Our feed didn’t include sound, but the emission the Vermin made was so powerful, it temporarily caused the cameras to blur.After the cannibalism event occurred, it was every Vermin for itself. Each battle proved to be even more gruesome than the previous one. Some of the creatures managed to escape back to their ships. I could only assume they were frantically. Suddenly he swiveled toward me, his face just centimeters from mine. ‘I prefer it when you call me sir, Clara,’ he whispered, then continued strolling without batting an eye, as if nothing had happened. As if he hadn’t just stopped my heart altogether. After a few minutes of stunned silence, I quietly insisted again, ‘I know you’ve been looking at me. I may be bad at getting signals, but I’m not that dumb…’ He inhaled deeply, then let out a thoughtful breath, ‘Yes, Clara. I have been looking at. He'd been bragging that he had been successful with several women and that all of them were begging him to not to abandon them to their wimp-assed husbands."Harm, you know that prick Barrow right?" said Elton, my favorite bartender.This was some three weeks after Ellie had confessed. So, hearing the asshole's name made me a shudder. "Yeah, I know him, vaguely. He works at Champ's Auto Parts. I used to buy stuff there for my old pickup. Why do you ask?" He's been braggin' around here. Said he.