Her sudden stop made her rock and sway for balance and flail like a kitten at a baptism. Steady, steady now. This next jump would have to be a four-...oint landing. She crouched, this great Lioness, this noble Huntress, this Fearsome Predator. Her loins a-quiver, muscles taut for the kill, eyes fixed on the prey, she pou-... "Awwwwww"."Moki! Move -- you're in the way." She sounded more puzzled than angry. Why was he right there anyway? "Come on Mook, move. Mooooove, pleeeze." She waved. He looked through the window, not moving a muscle, only staring vaguely at the absent-minded snow. He thought he should pray, but had little idea what he could possibly say to his Creator. The fear. People now knew him. He had been exposed to the entire mosque, and certainly he would be followed, because people actually believed in the unfortunate spectacle. His paranoia grew with each unique snowflake.He knew he had enemies by default who would want him dead. He did not know whom to trust. Would she finally open one in three months time? Sobs escaped her throat at the thought of Jake never ever kissing her again, or him giving her the nice massages he gave her everyday when he came home from work, or him never looking at her like she was the best thing in the world. She wanted her Jake home. She leaned down and gave her brother a hug and then a kiss on his forehead before she got up and walked over to his duffle and slowly opened it by the zipper. When she opened it, the envelope. Scruggs dropped us on at the beginning of the beach road. He told me, "Stay down and give those Nazis what-for!" I saluted him and he drove away. He could not officially help, but his help was most welcome and timely too.I led everyone up to the observation post on the bluff. One of the Home boys watching reported to me. "They ar almost dun. That ofay Marks in on da boat. There ar sum German bell bottoms. but they watchin' the sea. I wanted to wait for Marks to come back in the boat that had.