. ?" she started again. I didn't stay to answer her. I figured Vickie or one of the others would explain it to her.The press conference was fairly rou...ine, at first. After the flashbulbs quit popping, I read the statement the girls had prepared, then opened it up to questions. Most of it was posturing, but if they asked something about the company I didn't know, Adriana seemed to be able to supply me the answer.Finally, to signal that the press conference was almost over, Leah said to the. After a few minutes Tahir thought of an idea, reaching out he listened for a slower heartbeat, praying that he was right. Appearing in the office, the man watching the little girl was shocked when he found that he couldn't move.Leaving the man there stripped of his abilities; Tahir knew that his friendswould take care of him. Still, he was glad that there was no new news of Kim having been captured. Grasping Helena's hand, he pulled and they were back in the west office. Both girls screamed. " I'm engaged too, remember." said Paula showing off her left hand, thediamond sparkling."So, depending on who marries first, you could end up being a matron ofhonour too, Paula." said Janet.Paula looked puzzled."Bridesmaids have to be single." said Linda. "Matrons of honour aremarried." Oh, so to be chief bridesmaid, I need you to marry before Kelly and Ido." said Paula."Basically. Can you wait that long?" asked Janet."The longer I wait, the longer my hair will be when the day arrives."smiled. He shook her slightly and she stirred, not waking. He placed one hand on her mouth and shook her again. Her eyes opened partially and she looked at Calvin and then her eyes grew wide and she yelled, but his hand muffled her voice. He grabbed the knife and placed it against her throat and she stopped. “I’m going to remove my hand from your mouth. You yell and I slice your throat. Got it?” She nodded and he slowly removed his hand and she started to cry.“Please don’t hurt me.” Autumn said.