Despite the tears her face was almost shining with something I had never seen in any of my previous visits. Hope. "Samantha. What are you talking abou...?" I asked.She wiped the tears from her cheeks and said, "She said that a boy would come to help. I kept waiting and waiting and you never came and I had given up, but now you're here. Can you really help?" That's what I came here for. You knew I was coming?" Well, not you specifically but someone. Where are the others?" What others?" Your two. I purchased my tickets and glanced around the store. She was pouring coffee and I gave her a smile. She smled back and then turned around. I went outside to my car and waited for her to exit. It started to rain but i noticed that there were no other cars in the parking lot. therefore, she must have walked or been dropped off. Finally she came out, but stopped because it was raining. I waved to her and asked if she needed a ride. She said, not really Baby, I'm only going up the street. . A drummer kept a slow beat while I was led to the mast and my hands tied above me. Captain Miranda was silent while sentence was read by Kate, the First Mate: "Twenty lashes." A short, gap-toothed hag with breasts dangling almost to her knees stood before me, eagerly fingering the cat'o'nine-tails; by the looks of her squat form her strength with it was equal to that of any bosun in the Navy.A blindfold was tied around my eyes, and then I felt hands take my clothes and pull them down over my. ‘We can disagree. We can fight. We can even say and do hurtful things. But we’ll never stop loving each other. Kate, I couldn’t sleep just now because I was thinking how I may have lost your trust and love. I don’t know what I’d do if you didn’t want to be my sister any longer.’ Kate sobbed as she hugged Steve and kissed his face. ‘You’re the best guy I’ve ever known! I do love you. That was especially clear to me when I was afraid that I’d lost your friendship. I promise that I’ll never act.