David's LamentDavid sat on his bright pink satin quilted comforter dangling his feetacross the furry white throw rug. His feet were clad in black pat...ntleather square toed T-bar shoes with metal taps at toe and heel andprecious pink lace ruffled white nylon ankle socks. The long-line highwaist white girdle with its bright white diamond panels with elaboratesilver stitching pulled uncomfortably at waist and groin. A white satintraining bra with delicate pink bow at its center tugged at his. They were coming into a section of Missouri that was covered with low, but steep hills, and covered with trees. Andy and Jane were charged with the responsibility of finding a route which would bypass as much of that rough country as they could, even if it meant circling well off the straight-line path. Jane had some feel for the topography, so she was able to save them some time and trouble in their search. But Jane didn't really know the ins and outs of a trail drive, so Andy still needed to. The ceiling fans were turning in a slow clockwise rotation, barely stirring the air as they whispered their swoosh, swoosh, swoosh sound in each room. Jean was sweltering so she rolled over and pushed the sheet down to her waist, baring her breasts to the darkened room. It had started raining around five that morning and as Jean rolled over onto her side she heard the now familiar sounds of her 23 year old daughter and her 18 year old boyfriend making love in the next room. The creaking of. Jake Collins had been a big mystery in the county. What kind of man buys a ranch in the wilderness with absolutely no modern services? He was turning out to be a complete surprise to everyone he now encountered as he made his regular twice a day visits to the hospital. And, the word was spreading quickly out from the hospital. It seemed that wherever he went now, he was being greeted with a nod, wave, or ‘hello’. People he had never met or encountered were now aware of him. He had come to this.