..” Suddenly she is out of words. “You’re welcome to our house for dinner tomorrow,” she says instead.“Maybe I’ll see you,” he says, giv...ng her a weak smile.Lorena pats his arm. The same answer as last year and the year before and every year since his wife died. He won’t show up. “There will be a place waiting for you,” she affirms, thinking about the years they came over for Christmas dinner. “Merry Christmas, Greg.”“Merry Christmas,” he replies. Then he turns back toward the door and goes. "Kelsey?" I said. "Yes, Steve?" Kelsey replied. "I have noticed that you have been giving away extra change lately to customers," I said "It's an accident. Some of the bills get stuck together I'm trying hard not to, really I am," she said "The managers want me to fire you," I said, as I slid closer to her. "I cant be fired! I have car payments I need to make and how am I suppose to pay for college without a job?" She asked "There is one way," I said, as I put my hand on her leg. As I did this. Rich bitch!" Todd cried out, droppingthe knife to clutch the wound. Diana looked on, shocked-that wasn't whatI expected, she thought. She then noticed the unconscious Jane on thefloor and decided to tend to her, as she watched Todd Miles sulk out ofthe hallway. Oh goodness, Diana thought, but no time to worry about him;I need to get Jane out of here quickly. But first, she uttered underbreath as she grabbed the wig, need to restore my image. Once that wasdone, Diana and Jane made their way back. .Justin's chest slowed and he sunk back into his sheets. Fuck. This wasthe third time tonight she had dropped into his dreamscape uninvited.This time he was in a cage, crouched and cowering like an animal. Acrowd of people surrounded the tiny cell, pointing and laughing like hewas the main attraction at a zoo or a circus. One person jabbed a fingertoward his groin and he looked down, realizing for the first time thathe was naked. The thing dangling there could hardly be called a penis,it was so.