"Condolences for your loss," it said on the card. He looked at it, then at her. "Well, it was all I could find in the drawer," she said. "Go on, open ...t."Bud shredded the foil, uncovering a pale green box marked "Ferguson's Prime Dates."Puzzled, he pulled it open. The fruit squatted in individual brown paper cups."Get it?" Kelly was giggling loudly. "Dates! 'Cause you couldn't get one any other way!" She poked him in the ribs. "Dates!" Uh, yeah, funny, Kel," Bud said through gritted teeth.. ”“Uh-hu,” she looked back at me. “Nice that Van is back in town. Still sleeping? Always could party her. And your golf got cancelled because of the vandalism at Baker’s (the golf course).” “Didn’t know it was vandalism, but you guessed it.”“OK, will be back with your orders in a bit.” And she walked away. “But we didn’t give her our order,” commented Alice. “Ms J, has served us since the first time Mr C brought us here for breakfast in freshmen year. We all order the same thing over and over. I long for those days. But these times are different. There are too many non believers. Where could I go. Who would want me?????The last sun ray bounces off the grass over my face. I push the coffin door slowly up. I see the moon just staring to climb. The clouds move to show the dark night. I can hear the towns people in the distance. I put my leather shoes down on the red dirt as I take one step after another. I pull out my long black metal cane from the coffin. There a pure silver. "He was one of the ones who helped."Tanda grinned, quite sure who "he" was. "Captain Tuck fought next to him twice. I don't think just anyone could do that... or having done so, be asked to do it again unless he was a good man."Tazi bobbed her head. "He wanted me to walk with him tonight." This is not a good time," Tanda told her. "But it might not be a good time for several years to come. This is a choice you and he have to make." I said no. I told him I would rather run next to you, than walk.