..Present – Linus – Rescuing the survivorsI get some Marines to help me lift a heavy as hell table, and under it we find Mabel. She's looking pret...y damn good for all she's been through. When we move the table out of the way she begins to stir and demands, "Where's my spoon?"I answer, "I don't have any idea. How do you feel?"She complains, "Like I was ran over by two buses and a Cadillac! What happened?"I reply, "Someone blew up the armory tent and it also destroyed your tent. You're luckier. A couple of staff were pulling heavy velvet curtains around the table for privacy.Well, I was right about them.The two skinny jean wearers had disappeared, leaving the models slow dancing in the sparse crowd. It looked like the start of a lesbian porno. If I wasn't three quarters full of Mexican courage, I'd probably want to watch it. The wallflowers seemed to be pairing off into screened booths, so I wondered what was in store for me.Tequila number four was the catalyst I needed. And lemon was. ’ ‘When did you have her? Where have you been anyway?’ Penny asked. ‘Here, take her, I got to take a shit,’ Vickie said, thrusting the small baby at her mother. Penny sat down on her couch, cooing and clucking over the infant. Ten minutes later, she went looking for Vickie. ‘You God damned little fucking bitch!’ Penny screamed. Her jewelry case lay on the floor of the bedroom, anything of value gone. The bedroom window was wide open. With a heavy heart, Penny called the police and reported the. He didn't speak but I felt his hand in my hair again. Quickly, he pulled me from the floor, ignoringmy pleading and crying as he guided me to the bed, shoving me roughly down onto theblankets.There was no hesitation. He was on top of me, pinning me on my front. One hand gathered mywrists above my head, squeezing them tightly as the other hand explored my soft skin. His nailsdug into the flesh of my back, the blank canvas being colored in red, stinging claw marks.As I thrashed and cried, he only.