Though not immortal, this human and his followers were no longer fighting against time, and they used this new gift to further develop their sciences,...and eventually travel the stars.Yet it was in the vastness of space that this one human, alone amongst his companions, would learn the difference between eternal youth and immortality. His vessel suffered great damage in a far away solar system, killing all those that he knew, and stranding him far beyond any chance at rescue. Left with no hope. ”I heard Kazumi giggling and then there was movement again; they got off my legs, then the bed and they moved about the room some more.“Are you two trying to do my head in?” I asked.There was more giggling, followed by “Payback’s a bitch, ain’t it little brother?”“Hai, happy Christmas Tommy.”Their voices came from the foot of the bed but were indistinguishable beyond that. I smiled and lay my head back, I trusted them both, that was all that mattered. Once more I felt hands on my legs, as they. "I'll be lucky if I can remember them all in a week." She walked over to the refrigerator, opened the door, then glanced back at the others while asking them what their choices were for soft drinks.Carla, Jessica and Audrey took their drinks and went into the bedroom, while Brenda and Angel sat on the couch with Fred in the middle. He draped his arms over the shoulders of the two women, each hand resting on a breast. As they talked, he absently ran a fingertip around a nipple on each of the. I could not help the tears that began to form in my eyes, though I fought to keep them from falling.“I know that he broke my back and that it is high enough that soon I will lose all ability to breathe. All I ask is that you give me a proper burial, and that you tell my family I am sorry for everything I have done to hurt them.”That did it, and I began to weep openly. Despite all she had done, she was still Violet. All the pain and anger could not mar the childhood we shared and the time I.