Some fool had set himself up as a warlord in central China and had decided that hostage taking was the way to control the people. His mistake was in p...riodically sending body parts to the family of his victims. These had originally been fingers or toes, or maybe an ear in extreme cases, but now he has graduated to whole hands or feet, and even penises on two occasions. The Army was reluctant to go in for fear that he would murder his hostages if they did. The warlord had threatened to kill them. “Welcome to Central High! I’m assuming, since you’re new, you’re not with anyone?”Stacey shook his head no.Kimberly laughed. “Don’t worry babe, there are a LOT of hotties here, you’ll have your pick soon!”The girl behind the counter called out, “Next” and Kimberly took her place at the counter.Stacey couldn’t believe his luck. Not even 10 minuets at his new school and a girl talked to him! He was on cloud nine.A few minutes later, the girl behind the counter said “Next” in the same bored. She knows all my secrets. All of them."I had my talk with Howard last night ... or should I say ... he talked and I listened. He didn't want me to say anything. He said he'd give me my chance on Friday. Oh, Ginny, he was so cold, so ... mean. I've never seen him like this. He's a completely different person from before. I don't know him at all." Tell me everything," Ginny said calmly.I told her everything I could remember. I told her of his three final demands. By the time I was finished, I was. You played your littletrick on us then. I . . . I killed my own brother. He killed Eric. Eric wouldhave killed me, but the arrow didn't fly straight. I nearly bled to death,though. You must have thought I was done for, or I suppose you would've finishedme off." "Y-yes," said Tomiko. "I . . . do remember now. You were .. . obviously dying . . . . No need, we thought . . . to kill you." "It took me nearly ten years to figure out the antidote to your magic.But I had the time . . . and the.