"Do you think this'll work?" James asked."I don't see why it wouldn't. They've known each other for quite a long time now and it's not unusual for the... to visit each other during the week." I know. It's just that it's totally unexpected. Heidi's supposed to be at work today and Samantha's got plans of her own. She's supposed to meet with the banker today and sign the final papers to see that land and I'm sure she doesn't want to miss that." I've already taken care of that, as well," Hawthorne. Any one of them could face punishment for what had just transpired.In front of Samantha and Butch, Colonel Deschenes sat waiting, contemplating the silent crowd in his office.The tension was so great, you could cut it with Private Al Ghamdi's knife.The concubine that functioned as the Colonel's executive assistant opened the door and admitted two men to the already crowded office.The first was a private, escorted by his sergeant. "Private Al Harbi reporting, Sir!" exclaimed the recruit,. ” I didn't understand but somehow I knew she was right. As soon as the girl in the cloakroom handed my coat to me with the pass in the pocket I could not have made any other decision but to go to her. Yes, I could have left, it was completely my choice but the attraction was far too great to even contemplate any other course. I walked slowly towards her, suddenly filled with confidence and every face in the room was turned towards me as I strode out. I was fully aware that each step I took. Though I was alive, right now, I would be very dead in just a few moments.Really. Truly. Dead.R.T.D.The impact was even worse than I remembered. Of course I was remembering things that were happening and just about to happen.Quite the conundrum.The time it took Mr. Hillman's produce truck to kill me stretched out like an eternity. My mind flashed on Beth Ann, Millicent Jane, James Brian, David Gregory, Colleen, Rebecca, Millie, Mr. Bell, Jennifer, and Tabitha, among a battalion of others. I saw.