’ Richard squeezed and was clearly displeased that he couldn’t intimidate the woman beside him. ‘I’d ask your boss though and he will set you ...traight. So, again, piss off.’ ‘You are hurting me.’ Even after a pained hiss Pi’s tone remained flat. She gave her arm a tug and frowned as he wouldn’t let go. Her eyes didn’t turn from his, and they were perhaps a breath from smoldering to infernal truth. ‘I can do a lot worse than that, Baker.’ Richard smirked and his two friends chuckled on cue.. While I was with her I got a curious call from Bob."Everything okay?" he asked. "Considering, I mean." Yeah," I answered. "About as well as can be expected considering the circumstances, why?" Just something Susan brought up today when I told her and Mel about your situation with the drug dealers and going into hiding. Seems Roxy woke her up in the middle of the night again. She was desperate that Susan pray with her for your safety. That was right about the time you were rescuing Britney.". John turned around and shut and locked the door. We know it is, but we thought that you wouldnt mind sharing it with us. Im sure youve shared a bedroom with three men before, Craig said before giving the other two a high five. I stood up and said, get out now or youll regret this. As soon as the words left my mouth Ronnie stepped up and punched me two quick times in my stomach. I fell to the bed gasping for air. Get her arms, John yelled. Ronnie and Craig quickly pinned my arms to the mattress.. The bigger one was in his closet, on the shelf. He grabbed it and swept the closet door closed again in a hurry. It was a long, heavy, metal cylinder with a bright spotlight-like beam, with a metallic blue finish that was chipped and scratched from use. Heavy with the six huge D cell batteries it held within. His dad had given it to him for Christmas last year for when they went camping. He liked having his own grown-up flashlight, a big tough Maglite. He checked the beam on it, bright as balls.