“What the fuck?” She coughed the grog from her throat and raised her heavy head off the pillow. She squinted at the door for another moment. Then ...he heard to the frantic knock again. “What the fuck?” She scowled. “Goddammit,” Mallory growled as she meandered from the bed. “HOLD ON!”She begrudgingly opened the door only to see a flash of blonde hair and alabaster skin before she was assailed with forceful, sloppy kisses over her wincing face. It took her a few tries to meet Daphne’s lips.. It shore is kind of ya ta treat me that way." I'm glad ya feel that way 'bout it, Josiah. It shore makes things a hell of a lot easier. I figure ya been hidin' up in the barn loft. Is that right?" Yessir, Massa Jeff. When I showed up yesterday, Rastus hid me up there an' I's been there ever since. It's a mite hot in the day time, but it ain't bad at night. I 'spect things would turn around in the winter, but I kin make out." That won't be necessary, Josiah. Me an' Rastus an ya will put in a. I should call Star, I'll bet she would go." I'll be fine. It's not a long flight. I'll have plenty to keep me busy and will take the time to play with the navigation system a little more."I was off the ground in another forty minutes and parked at the private terminal at four fifty. I made arrangements for fuel and called Kathy's house number. No answer, so that meant they were on their way to the airport. I went inside the terminal to buy a bunch of sandwiches, fruit, sodas, and bottled water. .the story comes first. My apologies.After Valentine left, I was in complete shock. I became...something that wasn't me, to be honest. I was emotionally drained, I was reckless, careless, I stopped showering daily, I stopped going to school, I stopped just about everything. I began robbing liquor stores to support myself instead of being a productive member of society, and to say the least it wasn't pretty. I was a wreck, through and through, and to this day the only comparison I can draw up is.