Luck only lasts so long."Bernie spent the night with us, and we didn't even open one of the trunks. Instead, we discussed the future. We knew where we...stood with each other, but some planning was needed. For starters, what would happen if we practiced at the house? Bernie and I both felt that the cave was much too far away to offer much protection. The last thing we wanted to do, would be to bring trouble to our folks. Their safety was the most important thing. Ann was the one who came up with. "Both Kay and Emily gave Holly a warm smile. Kay invites Holly to sit.She seems a little nervous. The women, sensing her apprehension, siteither side of her. Kay takes her hand and gives it a reassuring pat."Don't worry, Holly, he is about to learn about the power of women andyou will be a witness to that power. Now let's go; must not keep ourguest waiting."All three women laughed at Kay's joke before moving off. MeanwhileWilson had been led by two female guards to the Punishment Room. Whenthe. "We want the colonel," I told him. "Your folks won't get hurt if we do this right." He'll kill me," the boy said, looking from George to me. "Then he'd kill them, Pat too." We'll do a lot worse than that," I said with a smile."What do you want me to do?"I pulled out a heavy purse and clinked some shillings in my hand. "What do you get paid here?" I asked."A crown a week, sometimes the customers give me a ha'penny or two." Hold out your hands," I said. He did and I dropped twenty shillings in. No, I don't believe it was an omen; actually, I don't believe in that kind of stuff at all.Mrs. Johns, who teaches us Language Arts, asked us, "What do you most hope for?" It really is a simple question but it stopped me in my tracks when I heard it. It's only six words, but I didn't have an exact answer. There are many things I hope for, how could I single out just one?Danny is a senior, two years older, and I hoped, a bit wiser. So, I planned on asking him the same question. We get along.