She even thought the goy was going to kill her. “You saved my life”, she said. As I looked her more closely I seemed thought she looked familiar, ...hen it hit me. Are you Julie, Julie Howard? The look on her face changed completely. Um, um she said, I was, I don’t use that name anymore. Wow, I said. Imagine that you used to dated my little brother in high school. Yeah she said, I remember you too, Jay. She changed the subject quickly, saying she wanted to talk me for the help I have her. I said,. . but she knew it was only a matter of time, just as she had known it all along, in spite of what Norma Taylor had told her. He would be back, demanding more from her, more disgusting and lewd acts which made her want to vomit just thinking about them. But that wasn't all; there had been the party... her agitated mental state... all the sangria she had drunk... the foggy moments with Ralph... going out to the Volkswagen Variant... drinking that bourbon... the kaleidoscopic, filmlike flashes. ..................I was sitting alone at the back of the top deck on a bus one day, making my way home from school. I was 16 at the time, and could not wait to get in after a tough day. As usual, the bus was pretty empty as I lived the furthest away from school and after a few stops all the other k**s had gotten off at their stops already. The bus pulled up at a stop and I heard loud girlish talking and laughing. A group of girls heavily trodded up the stairs onto the empty top deck. I. ’ Nina stood up to leave, but swayed as though drunk with joy when the woman added, ‘You have pleased Me greatly, Nina.’ Malcolm watched Nina leave out of the corner of his eye, but he couldn’t look away from the exotic beauty in front of him. ‘Forgive the delay,’ she said. ‘My name is Kanani. I am the Living Divinity of the Way. I understand you had some questions for Me?’ Malcolm struggled to remember exactly what it was he was here to ask her about. ‘I, um, yes, I…’ He lost his voice.