‘NO!’ Michelle screeched, rushing at David’s back, her arm raised with the bladed ends of the scalpels pointed out. Not even thinking, only feel...ng the horror of what he was doing to her friend, she brought her hand down hard, feeling the slight pop the skin made as the scalpel slipped through, sliding deeply into his flesh. Beyond that first pop, the blades went in easily, like slicing through warm butter. David screamed, his eyes growing wide as he realized what was happening. He turned,. Like a piece of gristle between a tooth, or a pain that lingered and wouldn't go away, I had learned to ignore it ... almost.I was sitting with my legs crossed, in a room with no doors nor windows. It was perfectly dark.The smooth stone walls made any sound reverberate for a minute before it slowly disappeared. I had placed wards on the walls. Not to keep myself hidden, but to amplify what went on in here. If I was to play my part, the Light needed to sense me.Slowly, I began to ease the iron. Or at least I think I do. But that was in my dreams and this is reallife and there are real people involved. Mr. Edwards and his kids are realpeople with real feelings and needs and stuff like that. And I'm just aboy! I mean how right is it for me to even do this to them. What wouldthey think if they found out the truth." Well for starters," Susan said as she lit up another cigarette, "they'renever going to find out unless you tell them. Look at you! You're an oldwoman now and you have the. Outside, he let the business facade fall away from his face and sighed. This was the third such arrangement his father had forced him to take the lead on since arriving in town, and he had other things on his mind. Those goals and how to accomplish them swirled in his head, and before he knew it, his father was exiting.“Well done, son.”Darkni nodded, ran his fingers through his dark locks, and offered a slight smile. “Have I sufficiently proven my business acumen to have earned some time to.