The tile was cold against her bare feet and sent a shiver up her spine.The two girls walked through the house back into a small room that was about8 f... by 6 ft. The rooms only furniture was a bed that sat in the corner with a small tablenext to it. The floor had black tile and it was cold to the touch. There wasa small closet on one end of the room and on the opposite wall a small squarewindow. ?Jeez Mei, I thought your family was rich. No offense but this roomis kind of crappy.? ?Claire it's. I just hope he kept that paper and sent it back to the teacher along with his shareholder statement.I turned on the main monitor and ran through my checklist. I had verified everything numerous times in the lab and in a vacant field near our offices. But there is always that difference in the real world. Why is it that the real world just doesn't follow our expectations and turns the simplest experiment on its head? It's a mystery of the scientific world.I won't say I was worried, but I did. I heard her leave the room and return quickly, then I heard her hitting what sounded like nails with a hammer, she was sealing me in with no escape.After she'd put in about six nails she stopped and I heard her say that this would keep me securely out of the way while she attends to my boyfriend and by the way thanks for the Champagne! I could hear muffled sounds of her getting herself ready for his return, she gave a running commentary on what she was doing to herself, how she was going to be. "Let's start forward again. If the Indians make any move in our direction, we take off for the woods." Ok," said Julie," but I am scared." So am I," replied Jase, "only a fool wouldn't be scared in a situation like this. Let's move out."Sure enough, as soon as Jase and Julie started forward, the Indians began to lope in their direction.Jase cried out, "Let's cut and run, NOW!"He and Julie both urged their mounts into an immediate gallop, Jase dragging on the lead rope of Brax. The Indians also.