’“I have called Sothenar to come here to this meeting. There are your squad and squad leaders. Now remember squad leaders, do not tell anyone to d... something they cannot do. If you need help, let the other squad know. They will help you if they can. Oh good Sothenar. Come in, I hope you will want to go with us to fight Menten’s men.”“You bet I well. I have been practicing with your fish bow and I have been hitting the target consistently. Barbara let me use your bow so I could practice for. ‘I shoulda stayed in college. You…you sure about you and this Flannigan guy?’ Ann nodded. ‘I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life,’ she said. ‘I-I wish I had time to explain, but I don’t.’ She reached out and caressed his cheek softly. ‘Lonnie, I’m sorry about the way this worked out, and I’m sorry I hurt you. I hope, someday, you’ll be able to forgive me.’ ‘There…there’s nothing to…to forgive you for,’ Lonnie said. ‘You…you didn’t make any promises. Can…can we still be…be friends?’. This house was the one place I could go to for comfort for refuge.This day Randy was having some bad days though. Seemed his wife may have left him for good. She didn't technically leave him (was only gone for a week). She claimed that she wouldn't be home for a full month and come back to see if he would get his crap together.I happened to be over when he was begging her over the phone."Baby. Please come back. I miss you so much darlin.'"I watched him as he paced back and forth in the open. Hastings Branding.Some years ago I was a resident of Hastings Sussex, amongst other things I had an allotment and a young couple used to have a plot near mine, (well she did really he just had a deckchair and watched!)She was a pretty little thing and like all men when the wife was not with me I spent a bit of time chatting her up, nothing serious just in passing, but we built up a sort of rough friendship, her partner [I thought hubby] was an out and out layabout of the first order.Anyway one.