.. that's all huh?" There was more, but Susie didn't pry. "Hey, my Dad's waiting for me in the car so I gotta go. I'm glad I got to see you before I l...ft. Bending her knees, she picked up her bulging suitcases and gave her friend a quizzical look. "Hey, just to brighten up your day, there's a surprise for you up on the bed. I found it in the student Union today... might help. I know you're uptight about tuition and horse-face giving you that C and all..." Yeah?" Mimi brightened momentarily, but. But one of the nurses said that we should be able to shortly..." Mom!" Karen meekly intoned, as her mother got ready to depart the room."Yes, dear?" I just want to thank both you and Dad." For what, dear?" For the two of you being here for me..." And, where else would we be? Need I remind you, Karen? You're our daughter. And, regardless of what happened in the past, we love you. And, we only want the best for you..." I love you, too, Mom..." And, Mom!" Karen said in an afterthought. "Please!. So even when they would look behind them in our direction, they could only see my head and shoulders. The two people sitting in the row behind us, was a couple. They were about 7 or 8 seats to the right from us. Both were in their mid twenties, and they seemed madly in love. Well, they couldn't keep their eyes away from each other and for the short time that I had been looking at them, I had seen them kiss a few times already. Like I said, madly in love.Then the lights went out and after the. Only when she felt the firm concrete beneath her feet could she start running again, and she did, fleeing the sacred ground as quickly as possible, the mad cackling of her priest following her as she did... Once Irene got into town, she slowed down, and sighed a breath of relief. A stranger stopped to make sure that she was okay - although his concern was probably inspired, at least in part, by her beauty. Irene stood at just under six feet tall, with long, toned legs and a large chest that she.