Mr. Gibson is my father." He picked up the mug of beer and looked around. The saloon was a large rectangular shaped room. Tyler could see a "money whe...l" at one end. People made bets as to which number would stop under a flexible finger type peg on one side of the wheel. The operator would spin the wheel and if it stopped on your number you won; winners were few and far between. There was also a Faro game and a craps table. Faro was a dying game in his time, but Tyler recognized the craps. ..But it was still a bit cold, and there were more clothes to go. Tearingmyself away from my reflection, I separated the remainder, identifying adress and some gloves. They were beautiful, so I quickly put it all onand went back to the mirror.What a pretty picture I was. The dress, light pink mostly, had lots oflittle bows on it, and flared out past my hips with lots of lacy littlepetticoat-things. I could still see the straps holding my stockings,from underneath the flared skirt. The front of. ‘See who she is. And see if she’s got money for cab fare.’ But a cold shiver of recognition had passed through me. Although her hair was darker, the spray of freckles remained. It was Melissa. She was now in her mid-twenties. And she looked like hell. ‘Nathan,’ I said in a low voice, ‘I think I know this woman. She’s the stepdaughter of a guy at my college. Her name’s Melissa.’ ‘Good!’ he replied. ‘ Can you take her home?’ I found her driver’s license and checked the address, an apartment in. All she heard was Hunter. Yeah hes coming over but you arent hanging with us, her brother glared at her. But why? She wanted to play with them, she wanted to see Hunter. Mom! Dove wont leave me alone! Dove stood there, her eyes watering. Youra liar! she screamed. Dove saw her mama walk into the hallway and glare at her, Leave your brother alone, I meant it Dove. I dont want to hear it, not today. Doves lips trembled, her eyes watered and she ran outside. She bounced off of something hard and.