After eating he decided to take a nap in his hammock out in the yard. As I help him into the hammock he said ‘Always remember, I love you as if you ...ere my own.’ I told Him I loved him too. When I checked on him an hour later he was dead. He had known his time was near. I had wondered why he chose that day to tell me he loved me, it was understood by our actions and kind words with each other that it was true. The sheriff went up or down the road 3 or 4 times a day, so I wrapped Rupert in a. She flinched and drew away from the door as a huge shadow flew into the room, but her father's features quickly resolved as he sank onto the bed beside her and scooped her into his arms. The panic abated, and she began to cry."Shh, Baby," he soothed, "Everything's OK. I'm here now. No one's going to hurt you."He rocked her as she cried; his strong arms and soothing words gradually calming her down. In the distance, she heard the muffled sound of a child's cry. She closed her eyes and tried to. He asks me about his father and I just smile. I had that suspicion and it’s paying dividends. I come to the crux of my problem and he’s all ears. “I am not as strong as I would be if I were… home. I will need you soon but you need to keep your heads down and not make waves,” I explain and he cocks his head to the side curious. “Point us and we will lay a river of blood where they live,” Gabriel offers and I see several of his people nodding. “Fear is a powerful thing is it not? Did you know. I was a bit of a nerd in high school. I wasn't really picked on or anything like that, but I was shy, kept to myself and didn't have a lot of friends. In my graduating year I became close friends with a girl named Melissa. She grew up in the city, but her parents were going through a separation and they'd sent her to live with an aunt in the suburbs while they sorted things out. Melissa wasn't just from the city, she was the epitome of a "big city" girl. She was mature way beyond her years,.