When I was finished, I slipped into a pair of old khakis and a Hawaiian shirt, and slipped on a pair of deck shoes, and wandered towards the living ro...m.I stopped and stared as I passed by a window in the hallway. A car pulled into the driveway and as the doors popped open, I saw Marilyn climb out and look around wildly. She was holding the hand of a little boy, and I recognized him as the wounded child she had been holding back at Sinjar. Finally, a dog scampered out of the car and trotted. The cab was due any minute. She spotted the dust cloud in the distance and turned to me, her hand outstretched. ‘We will not see each other for a two weeks my Master. Please leave me with the knowledge that my collar was placed on me by the man who owns me.’ I took her necklace from her hand. Frankie smiled, turned and lifted her hair to provide me access to her neck. I attached it and she turned back to me for a hug as the cab pulled up alongside the cabin. ‘I will see you in two weeks. Keep. I was always one for taking nice long walks through the country. I just loved all the little trails and pathways that cut through the trees and so forth, it made me feel like a child again, not the 22 year old I am now, when I used to go on picnics with my family. I loved all the wildlife; I had in my hand some nuts I had picked up only moments ago for any squirrels that might appear. Perhaps what I loved most was all the sounds. The sounds of the birds chirping, little squirrels rustling. She had only a few hours of opportunity to make the arrangements and she needed to do it in her room, where it was quiet. Amy excused herself from her dancing partner and made her way to the back of the ballroom. She didn’t notice Jake standing near the back door. Amy rushed out of the back door toward the elevator. She pushed the up button and tried to concentrate on the task at hand. It was past 10 PM on a Friday, how the hell was she supposed to set this up? Damn him, Jake was ruining her.