Three empty metal barrels were placed under the ropes, and each girl was forced to climb on it, with three soldiers placing nooses around their necks....iudmyla felt the knot tighten, feeling the rope against her skin, her body beginning to tremble in anticipation of imminent death. The soldier who noosed her, touched her Adam's apple and slid his hands down her neck to her chest. Liudmyla blushed, but refrained from any comment. What was the point anyway? She flexed her hands which were tied. Is that clear?" Yes sir," they said in unison."Good. Let's get back to the station to get the rest of your luggage and we can go out to the house."But sir, we don't have any more luggage, ah, sir," Susan said softly."Oh," Bill said momentarily stunned. All they owned in the world was in his truck. "Well, in that case we will need to stop at Wally World to get something comfortable for your mom to work in and you girls to be comfortable in hanging around the house for a couple of days."There. ‘Indeed, that should prove to be an animated discussion! Ah…to be young again!’ He took in a deep breath of the cold November air. ‘Yes indeed. Here’s to that fly on the wall. Shall we go nab a toddy?’ +++++ The class was set to meet in a small conference room in the basement of the Neurosciences Building that first Monday evening after Thanksgiving, and would then move to a more controlled environment in a larger, adjoining room. Doctors Desjardins and Edelmann and their assistants had seen to. I didn’t imagine there’d be more. That’s what Tiffany deserved. That’s what pretty girls got, not someone like me. All I had were lies and--The bathroom door opened. I didn’t take that breath I had needed. Tiffany walked out, her lips carried a slightly darker shade than she had before entering. Her bluish eyeshadow made her normally large girlish eyes look fierce and smokey. I lost my opportunity. That’s alright, I could fake it. I would--“This is wonderful!” Tiffany said as she looked around..