When that was done, I turned my attention to the cringing slaves instead of the bastards from the other Earth."Is there one amongst you who can act as...a leader?" I asked in English, stepping towards the group as I did.Heads swivelled about at my words and frightened faces looked at me for a moment or two before they glanced about at their fellow slaves. I waited patiently for a moment to see if any of them understood my words. My answer came a moment later."I can act as a leader," a woman said. " Cindy had given him the watch for Christmas. It worked fine until he had dropped it into the sink."I'm tired of your excuses, Fred. Something has to teach you to pay more attention." She was watching out the window as they drove slowly through town. Fred hadn't been going anywhere exactly, just driving.Cindy noticed that they had left the main downtown section and were passing through a fringe area. There were lots of cheesy motels and adult theaters. She remembered reading in the newspaper. ”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~September 15th, 2018The stadium thundered with sound. I could hear it bleeding through the concrete walls into the bowels of the sports complex. I trembled, hiding in an alcove of the building. I couldn't do this. It was too much. My phone beeped in my hand, the text notification almost sounding angry. I could hear Ashlie, the blonde cheer captain, screaming at me through it.“Where are you!!!!!” it read, every exclamation mark an accusation. “We need you! We're. Walt needs money for his. Sarah might need money for hers. Rachelle might need money for hers. We can't all be dipping into the same pot. Right now, nothing is coming in. If it does come in anytime soon, it will be because of what Mary has contributed. I can understand why she thinks her projects should have priority because of what she has done so far. I don't agree with her rationale but I understand it." Again, let me reiterate my point," Sean said. His voice was starting to take on a harder.