Then we take a nap for tonight. It’s going to be a long night for us.”But Mo-om, whispered Ret.Linda just gave her a stern look and the girls set...led down for a nap.The phone alarm went off at 4:30 and Linda got up. Come on ladies, I want to get out of here by five, Linda whispered.Why so early,? Mouse asked.We need time to get some supper on the way, and the flight reservations said to check in two hours early to process through TSA, Linda answered. Weren’t you paying attention?No, Mouse. Tears dripped from his eyes as he stumbled up the steps to the cold, lifeless home that had once know love and joy.As Angela took her father’s keys to open the door, she looked towards her husband. “Bob, I can’t leave Dad alone tonight,” she said. “Just go on home and you can come get me after breakfast tomorrow.”“Angel, don’t you fret so much,” her father insisted. “I’ll be fine and if I’m not I’ll just give up and fix it so I can go on up to heaven to be with Beth.”Angela’s husband took over.. Moonlight filtered through the Venetian blinds making white stripes across the floor. According to the alarm clock, it was 4 AM. Gentle snoring told him that Chris was still sound asleep.Alex reached over to turn on the nightlight, but something was wrong. His legs gave way! His legs were broken! He stumbled over the night stand and fell roughly to the floor."Ohhhhh..." Alex moaned, reaching down for his leg, trying not to move anything, trying to assess the damage. 'What has that witch done to. I would have preferred the trash. Something interesting might have been tossed.The worst thing was that you could not get to the house. The closest road was almost half a mile away. The hiking trail meandered for three times that far. One fair autumn weekend, I walked that trail. In the fading light, I took a ream of pictures. After dusk, I laser mapped all the rooms of the house and outbuilding (workshop? wood shed? cabin?). It had a large fireplace. I gathered fallen wood and built a fire. I.