Still, they were work clothes, and not outdoor wear to fend off the sixteen-degree weather. Finding a pencil and paper, Darla left a note to the owner...of the cabin promising to replace what she had used, and in case someone came looking for her. Then she tore that information off, and tossed it into the fire. At the moment, Darla didn't know if Colleen had missed her and reported her absence. Tim would surely think she had stood him up.After the string of insensitive jerks she had been. She asked me if she should have a check-up and of course I told her how embarrassing it would be when her name was read out to the normals to stay clear of her. “But they don’t read the names out to the normals honey it’s all kept secret! “I know that and you do too. Normals are just so gullible when it comes to joining one of our families. They have tried all sorts. Look at that set of TV ads, they designed them and we altered them by whispering how cool it was to not use a condom. Wasn’t it. When the office move was completed, the bandits finally thought their chance had come.In hopes that they might drink from the cup of success, with Dr. Jennings safely out of town, they waited until the office was closed for the weekend to try again.But the taste was bittersweet, for while they did find Dr. Mercer's rare coin collection intact, they once more failed to locate the prized pieces of Dr. Jennings's collection.Four times they have tried to steal Dr. Jennings's elusive antique. “You will have a punishment far worse than this,” she announces. “What mercy I showed her you will not experience. You will be given to those that you hate as much as me.”“You can’t do this!” Rob yells, struggling to fight against the muscle and flesh that hold him in place. “I will kill you!”Eris snickers. “Prepare him and hand him over to the ferals.”The three trainers yank Rob from the hall. The man goes against his will and loudly, voicing his hatred and rage. Once silence has fallen over.