It just kept on licking. I had trained herup pretty well.After I watched Shannon come on It’s talented tongueonce, I clipped the wires that boun... It’s wrists (thehands were swollen and blue) and gave It the shovel. Ileft It to her work and took Shannon upstairs to mybedroom.We could see It working from the window. Her pale skin,unaccustomed to sunlight, was already turning cooked-lobster red. I was a little worried she might be tooweak or pass out before she finished digging the. By the time I finally woke, up, Jerry and Rosemary had also gotten up, eaten and headed off to work, their last work day before their wedding on Saturday. When I did wake, up, the house was eerily silent and I felt very alone. I stumbled out of the bedroom and noticed that everyone was gone. The only vehicle in driveway was my truck, so I wondered where Ginger was. I looked out back and saw that she was swimming laps in the pool. She liked to exercise and stay in shape and I was grateful. It seemed like forever went by with my intruder not making a sound. Maybe he had left. I moved away from the opposite wall and slowly stepped towards the door. I reached toward the doorknob and there was a sudden ear-splitting crash. The very same doorknob I had reached for rifled past my head and crashed against the wall, rolling along the floor. I screamed and the door burst open. A tall man darted inside and grabbed me by my neck, pushing me backwards. My calves hit the toilet and I nearly. She was the smoke of a drug I wished to suck inside myself and never let go of.And now I was with her again. Riding in the car, watching the wipers move rhythmically, I did something totally uncharacteristic, and removed a cigarette from her purse and lit it, inhaling with a little cough. She just looked at me sideways, with an arched eyebrow, making no comment."Love, I didn't?," I stammered, exhaling the smoke which felt harsh in my lungs and acrid in my mouth."Hush, Chani!" she said sharply,.