She held it, and stared up toward me “Don’t leave yet, please, I wanted you to stay with me over the weekend. Ill wash your clothes ready for tomo...row, and you can borrow a top of mine” she said smiling. “I don’t want you to leave” she said, frowning. I laughed and took her hand in both of mine, and sat next to her. We stared at each over for a long time, around 15 minutes before I broke the silence. “It’s getting late; I should go and get my own clothes. There already packed in my bag, but I. Both of our parents (her dad, my mom) traveled a lot, so we often had the house to ourselves on the weekends. We’d throw parties, have friends over. For the most part we got along.Late one night following al party, she came into my room just as I was getting into bed and asked if she could sleep on the floor. A friend of hers had gotten wicked drunk, puked, and passed out in her bed. There were people sleeping on the couches and in the guest room. She had no place else to sleep. I offered to. .." he cleared his throat and flashed me a look. "Some of us see life more like a game of skittles. Some are moved to act, its true, but its just as true that most of us can only stand and wait for the blow to come and wonder whether it will knock us over this time."Drummon's fatalistic view was a common one, an understandable one for the common man or woman; there were forces obviously at work in the world about them that were beyond their ken, let alone their control. I could hardly blame. She knotted the ends behind her head and tightened it until therewas no slack.?This should hold for now. It is not that effective but we will changeit later. Let?s go, come on kiddo!? She shoved Tina inthe rear part of the car.?Don?t move or speak! We will have a little drive. If you make anyproblems you?ll be dead!? She went to the trunk andtook a blanket.?Try to stay calm!? she said into thefear-wided eyes of Tina and used the blanket to cover her helpless captive.The woman got back to the.