He stroked my right thigh momentarily and started the engine. He pulled away and we drove through the city towards his hotel. “You look great, Tina,...�� he told me. “Aren’t you hot in that coat?” “A bit,” I confessed, “But I’ll be OK. How’s Monica?” Barry looked awkward. “She’s OK.” His voice was strange – slightly stilted. “Does she know you’re here?” I asked. “Well… Not exactly,” he replied. I heard the guilt in his voice. I felt oddly pleased by this. “Barry…” I said, “I haven’t told Debbie. .. different. Colors were muted. Nothing had vibrancy. Everything was reduced to dull greens, mud browns, pale grays, and dark reds. Shadows were so stark, sharp boundaries cutting off the light.I ghosted from tree to tree. I made no sound. I knew instinctively how to step to avoid the crunch of dried leaves and the snapping of twigs. I no longer crashed through the brush like an angry boar charging the hunter.I was the hunter.The pure scent of the unicorn. I breathed it in. The scent of gold,. "The rain's making it look worse" volunteered Frey, but when Tayna pulled her skirt back up over it the coarse material rubbing the wound was unbearable. She started to cry. "Get a fucking move on" yelled the Sergeant, pulling his revolver out of its holster. She quickly dropped the skirt and instead carried it in her hands as she resumed walking sobbing "it's okay I'm not crippled, you bastards", though in truth each step caused sharp pains both from her pierced buttock and from her split. Everyone was chucking at our silliness and bantering at each other. With that Ashley grabbed me and dragged me into the smoke of the fire while wrestling with me and calling me out about country ways. It was all just a show to keep them thinking. Ashley soon went over to Jan and gave her that big Cheshire cat smile as she sat down. Jan knew what that meant and her eyes were lit up. I just stood there with Jim and remarked. “silly young girls who wants to hang out with them”. I soon excused.