The time it took Mr. Hillman's produce truck to kill me stretched out like an eternity. My mind flashed on Beth Ann, Millicent Jane, James Brian, Davi... Gregory, Colleen, Rebecca, Millie, Mr. Bell, Jennifer, and Tabitha, among a battalion of others. I saw video of myself pitching in the World Series and accepting the Series MVP Award. Pictures flitted across my mind of our houseboats, both of them, and our jets.My heart loved every one of those people. Loved them enough to risk dying for them,. Stop being sneaky. You can’t see her until she’s all prettied up, stop trying to be James Bond and catch a sneak peek!”“James Bond? He doesn’t fit in that reference, you should’ve said somebody like…”“You know what I’m trying to say! Stay away! No more sneaky crap!”“You’re gonna fall behind schedule if you start making side trips!”“Check you watch, we’re actually ahead five minutes, and we’re pretty much leaving now, she picked out some sexy stuff, and a lot faster than it took to find her a. ‘Keep it.’ I said when he started to make change. He nodded and turned back to serve another customer. I found a table where I could put my back to the wall and see the door. I could see whoever came in the door before their eyes could adjust enough to see me clearly. Not that I was too worried, I had a snub nosed .357 magnum revolver under my coat, and a couple of knives and a straight razor cached in various places on my person. My dad told me long ago, ‘Son, it’s better to have it and not. 15 I Can't describe the excitement i was feeling i thought i was going to explode, so i calmed myself down eventually and finished off my work and calmly waited for 6.15 then got up from my desk and went to my car and drove to my wifes workplace .As i reached the entrance to my wifes workplace i so it was shut so i pressed the intercom waited for a couple of seconds then my wife answered to say that i should go around the rear entrance that she would be waiting there for me.And sure enough.