As she stood up she caught me in the corner of her eye, watching her. I quickly looked away. “I’m sorry,” I stuttered. “It’s ok…,” she s...id. “Can’t imagine why you’d look though.” “Well, you still look pretty good to be 50,” I answered. “Ohh so your saying I’m old?” She smiled back. “No I was just…saying how you’re still in really good shape.” “Well thanks,” she said. She looked down for a while as I straighten the shower curtain. “Yeah know Rajat, I thought a handsome guy like you would be. Lisa quietly rolled forward out of the shadows. Her treads were sosilent you could only hear the creak of the wood from her weight. Itwas obvious she weighed a significant amount but was not too much forthe old barn's joists. Agent D wondered how she had gotten up thestairs.As she rolled into the light, Agent D studied her. She definitelyresembled a miniature tank and had the dome of the Star Wars robot butthere was something else that was alluring in the way her carapaceflowed from the turret.. . he will just have to settle for me."Tim was making his way to the roof, the weight of the building pressed heavily on his shoulders. He needed some fresh air. Everyone he passed quickly stepped out of the way. They would offer some form of greeting, he demurely placed them aside.The weather had darkened since he had entered the building. It wasn't raining, but the night air had an ominous feel about it. Dawn was fast approaching, though the clouds prevented most of the day's light from. They're members of a prison gang, the Sindicto Nuevo Mexico, or New Mexico Syndicate. I've been marked for death by the gang." Why?" I said."For the accident of my birth," she said. "My brother, Paul, is a member of the gang. Some gang members murdered a police officer, his wife, and their twelve-year-old daughter. Paul is cooperating with the authorities regarding these homicides. Like me, Paul is marked for death. Yesterday, my parents were murdered. I escaped. I don't know how I was located;.