.. not there yet. Every night it hurt just to lie in bed. In the morning I had to roll out of bed and pull myself up on the dresser. It seemed like it...was ten miles from my bed to the bathroom. By the time that the first game was played I felt like I could whip a pack of tigers with ten lions thrown in for good measure. The first hit that I took in that game knocked half of that confidence out of me. We won the first game and all but one after that.The first year went by fast. Between football,. " Delightful!"We drove the few blocks until I saw a sign proudly announcing the High Falls District. When Richard took his guitar out of the trunk I realized why he was so sure when the concert would start. We walked between some beautiful, old buildings out onto a pedestrian bridge over the Genesee River until we could see the waterfall. We settled on a park bench and I watched the water while Richard tuned his guitar and began to fill the warm evening air with notes as liquid as the water. "Most of it won't be in the club, but some of the scenes need stage and the like. Only need it for one or two days I reckon."We got dressed and walked down his cul-de-sac and he cut through down a footpath and before long we were at a small restaurant. Emmie took Zoe's hand as we walked, she was keen to know more about her and they chatted like old friends.When I first saw her I wondered about Emmie's intentions. She was with a man, who was at least 20, maybe 25 years her senior, who worked in. He has powered me up and set me to this task and I am a professional and a strong woman and I will not quit, not now, not ever.“Er, yes,” Mr White says. “It’s just that –”“The ability… hnnnn… to destroy a… unngghh… planet is nothing… hrrrrrgghh… beside the power… grrrrrrr… of my….hnnn… fucking… unnggghhhh… THIGHS!”There is a crack, and suddenly I’m sprawled on the floor.I spring to my feet and spin around. Mr White stands against the wall. To his left, I can see a white metal hook I’d missed.