The irony now was that with Amonas missing, and her protector unable to come to her aid she would have to fend for herself. She thought: 'Poor Philo, ...hat horrible fate must await him at the hands of those tyrants?'She would have to turn to the Kinsfolk for their help. At this time of need with an uprising boiling right under her feet and the child almost on its way, what should she do? Run away, fearing for their lives everyday? Never knowing who to trust, with war raging throughout the. We can talk on the way to my place." "I don't have much." Kaitlin said, breaking the hug and looking up to me. "But, can we stop at the store on the way to your house? I'll buy you some whiskey."I looked up and grinned at the mention of our favorite past time as I threw her last bag into the Jeep. "Yeah, that sounds great."______________________________________________________________________________Kaitlin sat on a bar stool, spinning herself side to side as I cleaned dinner dishes in the. " Ooo, I'd like to see that," Sandy said. She smiled and looked down at my lap as if she expected me to display the evidence right there in the mall.I was enjoying chatting with them, but wanted to move the conversation in a more innocent direction. "Are you guys done for the day?" Nah, we're just on a break," Sandy explained. "We have to be back in..." ... two hours," Candy said. "Usually we run home and get a bite to eat, but..."Sandy finished the sentence, " ... parking is such a hassle. “Imitrex. Then bed. I’ll be okay once I sleep.”Lisa rifled through the bottles until she identified the Imitrex. She took one out, put some water in a small glass, and handed both to me. As I held my breath to stifle my gag reflex, I swallowed them and stumbled toward my bedroom.I eased my body down, fully clothed, to the bed. Somewhat to my surprise, Lisa undid the fastener on my leg and pulled it off, then removed my other shoe. She covered me with a blanket, even tucked me in, and then.