Well, I've always fancied a automatic pistol," mused Jake," maybe something with an extended clip for extra ammo?"Joseph scratched the whiskers on his...unshaven jaw, thinking. There was a special gun he was thinking about. The irony of presenting it to this man was irresistible."Umm, let's see. Lemme show you what I got," the old man said, his gruff voice sounding as though he didn't use it very much.Joseph moved his rotund body sideways behind a small, glass counter and bent down with great. "Please, let me get it," she said.She got up and I followed her into the kitchen. "Hello... Oh, hi mom... I'm doing great... Yeah, he's here. We were just leaving to go to a movie." she said, winking at me. "What?!" she shouted suddenly into the phone. "That's awesome! Hey Jason, Christie had her baby!" Hooray," I mumbled, pissed that playtime was over. "I'm going to go use the bathroom," I said, dismissing myself.I ran down the hall to her room and quickly went in and raised her blinds so. A lone figure stood out front, but the face was impossible to make out in the wash of sun. A few steps further, and Ben was able to make out the identity of the figure. Then Ally saw him, too. Ben could tell the instant she recognized his because her hand went limp and fell from his grasp."Oh my God," she said, her voice shaky with disbelief.' Ben, he's alive!" 'Bout time you showed up, Mr. Pruett. We had an 11 o'clock appointment today, or didn't you remember," Professor Salinger said, eying. Suddenly, a shape darted out in front of my car and I cursed my inattention as I swerved, taking my feet off the pedals entirely. More accidents happened because the driver stomped on the breaks instead of easing off the gas. I clipped whatever it was and kept going for a dozen yards before I felt I could stop. The setting sun was no help, blinding my sensitive gray eyes when I tried to look into my rearview mirror to see what I'd hit. If it had been a deer, it might be hurt or dead; either.