Wiping his now sodden cheeks, he turns to leave. Trudging his way up the grassy slope to the road, he pauses. A lone figure peering out from behind a ...ausoleum was staring directly at him. The figure, dressed in black, had his features covered by a low worn baseball cap. Desperately throwing his hand up to cover his face, Dan turns sharply, quickens his pace, and makes for the other exit."Stupid, stupid, stupid" he spits through gritted teeth."How could I have let my guard down?"Three years of. ” I managed to blurt out as the tears started heavier. Well, that was one thing that worked right. I could cry convincingly on command. Only this time, I wasn’t faking it.“What’s going on? Why are you crying?”I looked up to her. “Don’t you see? It’s me!”She had a very quizzical look on her face as her eyes darted around, looking for more of her clothes. She found a pair of jeans, and started to pull them on. “Me, who? I don’t get it!” Well, she was blonde.I started to get angry, which was also. "I love you. Sleep tight," he said shutting off the light.He walked down to the family room to look upon his sleeping beauty. He wanted to lean down to kiss her. He wanted to see if he was the prince that could wake her. But he feared he was a plain frog croaking somewhere in the background.She looked too sweet to bother. Her face was at peace. She was at peace. He didn't want to break that.Ray moved the blanket. He bent low to scoop her up into his arms. He bent deep with his knees and lifted. The sun had set hours ago and rain clouds had brought the thick blanket of night over the city. The nearby street lamp spilled yellow light into the mouth of the alley, breaking the darkness but not completely. A long stretch of shadows separated the lamp light from a red bulb, glowing eerily at the end of the alleyway. It illuminated the only door that led into the warehouse, the only other way out of the alley once he went in. Michael looked down the alley and paused a moment. Despite the.