"Bonnie smiled at him, but could only hope her young attorney was right.David refused to sign the separation agreement, and Jerome told her to change ...he locks on the door. "I'll file the divorce papers as soon as I have a chance to draw them up," he told her.David was so furious over the separation papers that she was actually afraid of what he might do when he got the divorce papers.Greg was overdue coming back, also. Every time her phone rang, she hoped it was him, but each time it turned. I noticed the water was boiling so I turned off the stove and added the water to one of the freeze-dried ready meals, glancing at my watch to make sure I would know when it was ready. Some minutes later I emptied the meal into the billycan and ate the steaming chicken casserole.For some reason the hot food made me feel better, less panicky, and my head cleared a little. I realised that the remaining freeze-dried food was all I had to survive on until I made contact with whatever civilisation. Thelpt and Chort for First Meal again, I see.”“Yeah, we always have Thelpt and Chort for First Meal, Vert. I wish they would add a bit of Delve to it occasionally for some variation.”“True, but I happen to like my Thelpt and Chort plain. What Explorer Leader Thelt says is also true: it’s nutritious, filling, and cheap. You know how Delve makes me bloat, and we girls can’t have our figures bulge like that or the men won’t be interested in us.”“I know and agree, Vert, but I get tired of plain. And beyond Rick Laura saw Ashley and Paul with their arms attached to chains from the ceiling and their ankles fastened to rings in the floor. Their blindfolds were also being removed and they were examining their surroundings.Looking around the rest of the room Laura saw several heavy tables or frames and some other pieces she couldn't identify in the shadows along the far walls. But directly in front of her two strong spot lights in the ceiling illuminated two padded wooden benches. These.