I checked my watch, saw it was going on seven and found a place to park. I stepped out of the car to stretch. Some gulls screeched and flew over the w...ter, and I thought I saw a dolphin farther out. Mesmerized by the waves, I thought of Callie and had visions of her rising up out of the water, her long wet hair clinging to her body and water streaming off her skin. My eyes snapped open as I realized I had no idea where Callie lived, or even if she'd be around this weekend. I took a deep. I had him sight in on one and let him shoot it. He did pretty well too. It was a neck shot and I had him put another shot into the head to make sure it was dead. These five took almost 2 hours to skin and cut up. But you figure we came to the plateau and once we started shooting we were through in just over 4 and a half hours and we had 2 cats, 3 bison, and 5 aurochs on board.We headed back to the cave and I rode the ATV back. Once we arrived it was a mass of activity. I let the people have at. For the rest of that year, I was working at the museum and doing research in the field. I didn't get back to Vegas until February of the next year The weather was milder and the crowds were lighter.On this trip, I watched a woman twice my age playing the dollar slots without the results she came for. The bandit was stingy and wasn't paying out. I had to admire her persistence. She had the patience of a saint and little to show for it. I don't play the slots. The odds are worse than tossing a. I put my feet and catch myself as I fall out of the bed. I lower the covers behind me, careful not to disturb the sleeping figure. As my eyes adjust to the darkness, my breath catches. It’s a girl. She looks about my age, her long, fiery red hair pooling on the pillow. My mind races with thoughts, the most prominent of which being How in the nine circles of Hell did she get here? I can’t get my parents, opening the door would probably wake her up. I can’t do much of anything without the risk of.