Just knowing that we were going to spend the afternoon together was enough to make me sing in the shower, nothing to do with looking for a car at all....I can see that now, but maybe then I was happy to delude myself. We had seen, or at least spoken to, each other practically every day anyway since the funeral and when I wasn’t with him, I was looking forward to seeing him. We’d almost become best friends, which wasn’t really serving my purpose – yes, okay, my ulterior motive, if you prefer! –. I was tall and athletic and got onto the basketball team quickly, by my 2nd year I was the star, not only of the team, but of the state. This made me popular and my schedule filled up fast! In addition to school and basketball I was in student government, multiple clubs and in advanced classes, all with the purpose of getting a free ride to college.. We lived one town over from an ELITE basketball school and my dream was to go there.. But on top of this came parties and girls. My mom was proud. I gave you every chance, I told you what to do last night. You didn’t do it. Ergo, our time is done. I win. You lose. Period. Now get on that helicopter and get it up there, or watch a lot of people die——‘ Suddenly, the guards fell on their faces on the ground as bullets slammed into the backs of their heads. As Westboro began to realize what was happening, a .38 Special revolver slid up his neck until the barrel was stuck into his right earhole. Looking down and behind him, I saw the holder of. ."Her voice trailed off."It might," Landor said sadly. "Eslada wanted to shatter her staff and perhaps scratch him with the remains. She swung so hard because she never expected him to stand there. She expected him to lift his staff in defense. He must not have expected such an attack." He told me she would attack that way," Denae said. "He knew that she would either go head high overhand or sweep my legs crosswise. She would have broken my arms if I had to face that attack. But I never wanted.