I was pissed off that the few friends I had lived so far away, but I liked being there, too. I have no idea how close the nearest neighbor was, but wi...h 240 acres around me, it didn't really matter.The first couple of weeks were great. It was May and everything was in bloom. I had spent so much of my life living alone in my head, the freedom of being alone in fact was great. The weather was warm. When my parents drove down the long driveway and through the gate I was on my own. I spent my days. Thankfully the closet was close to being soundproof and I couldn’t hear them in the bedroom at all. It must have been at least an hour since they started. I hoped that it would get over soon and Lina would come to release me from this cruel bondageMy toes were barely touching the ground and supporting my whole weight on the toes was getting more painful with every passing minute. My hands were pulled behind by an armbinder and I was gagged by a tight ball gag. Everything was hurting now, but it. Partly”“So there is no knowledge of Springtime Sunset, papa-wise, no?”“Again, W. B., you speak from wisdom.”“And Springtime Sunset goes off at 17 to 2, which, if I recall --and I do recall -- are the odds that we all nod at before we make that phone call to Vegas Veronica?”“Weenie Beanie, your brain-capture is worthy of any sports book in Atlantic City, if not Monte Carlo.”“So, Mr. Boston Diminutive, before we even begin to think about Fat Phil, explain to me, in words that a simple hot dog. When we arrived, it was just after ten past and I pushed open the door. John was sitting relaxed in a big chair with two other men in chairs beside him. John spoke first,“Awww here is our entertainment!”Ignoring his comment, I reached into my clutch bag and removed my Smith and Weston 360PD from it. The snub nose light gun fit into my hand easily. Pointing it at John I herded them all onto a compact space so that I could cover them all at the same time. I moved to the small coffee table around.