You know, two old guys going through their bucket list. We been friends for a long time, and it's time that we do something like that." Come on," Pete...said as he stood, "Let me take you back to Bert's. I really want you to buy me out, Mike. This is a good deal for you and I know you and your man, whoever he is, will take care of it."That's just what I need, another farm to try to work. I can't take care of what I have at home, much less two farms away from the mountain. They are only about. I wanted to disappear into the crowd but his eyes were locked on me. I couldn't figure out what he saw in me but he seemed transfixed on my every move. I tried to concentrate on my book but I kept re-reading the same sentence because I was distracted by his gaze. Finally, the bus arrived and I started to move along with the crowd. I walked towards the back of the bus and he followed me. The bus filled up quickly and as I had hoped, the seats were taken by the ones that needed them the. How does it involve me is what I don’t understand.”“Because I’d be doing it for you too, Renee. The man needs to be stopped.”“But why would you do that for me? I don’t want you to do that for me.”“Because it has to be done, damnit.”“Charlie, you’re not answering my question.”“That’s because I can’t answer your question. I just want you to be free of him.”“But why should you care if I’m free or not? What does it matter to you?”Charlie could only sit in the silence of her question and look at her. I had good idea what they were doing there and one night I decided to take a chance. I parked up and looked around, there was one guy sat on a bench. I wandered up the path and sat down on the bench, mumbled a quick “evening mate" and got out a cigarette then realised i did not have a light. Turning to the guy I asked if he had a one, it was at this point I knew why he was there, “yes” he said and proferred me his lit ciggy with his left hand, his right hard was busy stroking his hardening.