“Come here.”He said it softly, but the tone of his voice rather urged more than asked me to comply. I was confused and flustered, my pulse quicken...ng. I couldn’t believe this was really happening. It was more like a strange dream in which the dreamer knows he is dreaming. Feeling hot and uncomfortable I obediently moved closer to him, averting his gaze. There was a moment of silence. Franz nipped at his drink and set it down on the table. Then, taking mine from my hands, he set it down next to. “Yeah,” I responded still loading the dryer.“Is this their new stuff?” She said picking up my iPod and looking at the screen, then placing it back down before continueing, “because I've never heard these songs before.” I shook my head yes in response trying not to stare at her. “I love their new sound.”“I agree,” I said as she turned around to go sit back down, I couldn't help but stare at her walking away. Her shorts were so small that every time she took a step the bottom of her very round. Little Jess had made one mistake. She forgot to check the doors and make sure they were locked. Unknown to Jess the neighbor had been watching her all evening. Jim was an older man in his 40's and had two strong likes for young girls and violent rape. Jim knows from talking to Ralph Sampson earlier that they were going on a dinner cruise that night. And when he saw sweet little Jess arrive to baby-sit he knew he would be taking her that night.After giving her time to get settled in and relax. ’ ‘You mean you’re from …?’ His voice trailed away lamely as he continued to stare at him. ‘Yes, I’m from that dreaded kindred. You don’t know that because your school is in a different village from mine. And while you were at Oba, you were too busy with your school and hunting to bother to learn some things.’ Augustine’s voice had maintained the same deadly calm. Chidebem stared at him, an involuntary mental shiver going through him. This Augustine was different from the one he used to.