The utter silence of this place was profound, especially if one considered the harsh weather outside. One could easily say this house was meant to rem...in uninhabited.By no means, however, was this cabin unimportant.A bright, unnatural light abruptly pierced the stolid darkness in the cellar. Growing brighter, a hole appeared in the air, which rapidly expanded to the height of the cellar's ceiling. A moment more, and two figures emerged. As suddenly as the light and the hole appeared, they. Promise?" I promise, mommy." Your daddy and I are brother and sister. We fell in love, had sex and I got pregnant with you. We ran away from home before you were born and eventually came up here to live in peace and privacy. If anyone had found out, daddy and I would have been separated for life and you would have been put in foster care. That's why it's such a secret. Now if anyone ever found out that we had sex with you, we would go to prison."Obviously your father and I aren't really. It was obvious she was having a good time, because she made little noises while she did this, and crawled to kiss me here and there, where she uncovered skin. And yet, she was obviously grounded in reality. When she got to my belt and the weight of my gun pulled it down, she removed it carefully from the holster and lifted the weapon, holding it on both upward facing palms."Do you want this nearby?" she asked. There was no hint of displeasure or judgment. It was just a question."Yes," I said,. " No, you don't know me, not yet. But you will."She looked so caring, and somehow I knew she hurt for my hurt, so I said,"Okay. I'll ... I'll trust you."She smiled, and said, "Go home and sleep. In the morning, you'll haveyour change." Thank you," I said, and stood up."Don't thank me yet. See the change, and then decide if it's what youreally needed."I nodded, and walked away from her, heading for my small apartment.I had a lot of trouble getting to sleep that night. The conversation withher.