I collapsed on top of Philip panting like a mad dog. Charlie pulled me off Philip and picked me up and put me on top of the mattresses.Both Philip and...Charlie seemed satisfied so I asked them if they were going to take me home now. Philip let out a hoarse laugh and told me they weren't finished yet. I was worried because it was fully dark now and even though my mom worked until after midnight, it might be different tonight because of the blackout. I told both the men about this, but they just. It was time to start tracing his steps, to see if she could figure out where he was last seen.The first address was a housing tower in the center of Bougainville. It was a fifty story block of uninspired plascrete, exactly like its neighbors on either side. The textured gray surface was broken by rows of small windows, but was otherwise featureless and would have been almost impossible to distinguish from the neighboring buildings but for a small sign that read "Tansin Tower" over the main. I changed th subject and started telling stories of my life, making jokes, and making her hurt her stomach from laughter. I was told if a woman laughs at you this hard then you's a friend and ain't never gonna be nothin else, but I didn't mind, I just wanted to help her. I was almost three in the morning and I realized my boys were gone, I got nervous and ran outside checkin my pockets for keys. When I got there I saw the Denali and realized they had left me for another party. I swear,. You are mine forever....this is your new home. And I just gave you a summary of what will happen to you....trust me you will find out more as we go along."I let out an innocent sounding sob. I knew he was serious. I was trapped here. He was blackmailing me from escaping, even if I was able to get out of my chains. He leaned back comfortably in his chair. "My feet are killing me. Why don't you take my boots and socks off and make them feel better?" His feet were directly in front of me, so, with.