He had empathy. YetLuke's empathy was why he enjoyed the victory. He thought that if theyfelt as bad as he did when they picked on him those three wou...d stop.Sadly Luke gave Blake, Mike and Scott too much credit on the emotionaldevelopment scale. Them losing just led to those three not liking Lukeeven more. Scott became a member of Lori's court that day. He could notstand that Luke once again took away from his fun.As Luke was giving a recap of the day to his mom Lori started to fume.She got to. I'm trying to work." I don't care what you're doing, you little slut. Turn that computer off and come over here to the bed." No Daddy. I need to finish this page before I go to bed."My father crossed the room and tore the computer away from me and threw it against the wall. "You'll do as I say or next time that will be you." He grabbed me and pulled me out of the chair and tossed me on the bed.He grabbed the neck of my nightgown above my breasts and tore it down the middle. He grabbed the front. The outline and thevoice. There may not be any way to get out of this thing here herealized as the man slowly stalked closer to him, but there was noreason why he should really stay here either.Cecil didn't like exiting the aether from a different point than wherehe entered, but from what was happening here that seemed the moreprudent choice compared to being part of what whoever or whatever thisperson was had planned. The better part of valour it was then. Cecilclosed his eyes and. It was as if Owen were suspended in a vacuum. All the bells and whistles, the shouting vendors, the clanging of money and machines completely stopped. No noise could be heard from anywhere. Owen could not tell if it was his own perception, or if the entire sea of the market place had stopped to observe. He wondered if the people behind him, even his own crew, had stopped to watch Mephisto exit the elevator, but he was too stricken to turn and look. He could only keep his attention toward.