I didn't know what else they would do.We were making faster time than we had going. I think the women all sensed my concern and of course they wanted ...o get back to their loved ones, well the ones that were still alive. We had a few stops though along the away to tend to the call of nature. These women had a lot more stamina than the people of Marjorie's and my age. Their stature was a lot smaller, but their thighs were so much sturdier.We carried on throughout the day with this rapid pace;. You will have to be punished for attempting to steal my money.”Abbey jumped in surprise on hearing Joe’s voice behind her.“I ... I ... yes sir, I’m ... I really am sorry” Abbey was ashamed and embarrassed that Joe had seen her half undressed.“I understand, sir” she finally managed to reply to what Joe had said.Joe was delighted that he had caught Abbey wearing only her underwear because it gave him the opportunity to start to put his depraved plans in motion.“The first thing” he said “is that. It was mixed, silver and gray. I was impressed that she was confident enough to do that. Most of the women dyed their hair ridiculous colors, in an attempt to look younger. The minimum age to get into the place was sixty-five, so it seemed stupid to me. I never understood vanity.Eventually, I found out that my walking companion's name was Eleanor.Eleanor was married to Frank Stryker, a retired Air Force Colonel. The Strykers lived in the biggest unit in the whole complex, and he flaunted that. He parked the Mini in the underground parking under the apartment building. On a whim, he eschewed the elevator, taking the stairwell instead for the climb to the seventeenth floor. It was time for him to hit a gym again, he decided, when he arrived quite out of breath, but he forgot this as soon as he opened the apartment door.There, in the foyer, stood the last person Danny had expected to see. He felt his heart accelerate and his stomach churn.“There he is!” Helen Gunderson exclaimed. She.