That night, she was babysitting for a friend, and wasn’t shy in letting me know the circumstances.“The kid went to bed and I’m here for the next...five hours alone” she mocked. “Too bad you have a girlfriend.”What could I say in that situation? I could only laugh and pretend I wasn’t overly disappointed. In reality, I had many flashbacks to that night, and wondered how things could have gone had I been free. Did I really want to try this thing, though? I looked at the box again, turned it over a. I assume that Kitty must have gone to the door by now. I heard Gail's whispered, "You're sure?" then heard her announce, "OK, it's all clear," just as the doorbell rang. I finally moved Shani out of the way and proceeded down the stairs, not appreciating being shoved out of the way just because the new girl was nervous.As I descended far enough to observe the room again, I saw Kitty giving her mother, who I hadn't met yet, a big hug."Hey there, Mom. You just gave everyone a scare. I forgot to. Being summoned to the Tower of Obost not only meant that we were being called off the mountains, it was a tradition that from there you would be escorted on a victory parade through the city by the King's guard, and thence to a public audience with the King himself. And our families would be there to witness it. Not that Scar had any, but most of the men did.The men wanted to know whether this was really good, how could they have found out already and organised everything. The captain told them. ?You smug little tyrant!? she shouted, standing up indignantly. ?I?llnot beg you for anything! I?m taking this to your board of directors, and thento every newspaper who will listen. You can?t get away with bullying usanymore, Forrester. The people of this town know exactly what you?re up to, whyyou?re here?.??Oh, I think you will beg me,? he sighed, looking bored out of hismind. He punched a button on a console in his desktop and a door opened frombehind Katie. Two huge goons in suits appeared.