You will live for a long time yet. But Know this, I am going to punish you the way you and yours punished me. You will live, wishing for death every d...y at every moment.’ His voice was soft, but the words were like the blow of a sledgehammer. She could not meet his gaze, for she felt that he could bore holes thru her with only a glance of his eyes. For the first time in months, she knew an emotion other than despair and apathy, she knew fear. Her voice emerged in a strangled croak. ‘What do. I was really looking forward to spending some much needed time by myself so I could recharge myself. Work has been very hard for me lately because of the pressure of deadlines for some major projects I was in charge of budgeting. A day or two at the beach is just what I needed. I arrived on Galveston Friday evening to check into my hotel. When I was settled in I went to the nearby beach and just sat there on the sand staring out into the ocean as a sense of peace overtook me. I was there until. My mother had always been strict about looks, but my father seemed to be the only sane one in my house. He just recommended tryouts to give me something to work at and keeping my grades at least average. I had always been a daddies girl so I went above and beyond. I had wound up having the second best grades in my entire school which easily got me accepted into Oregon State which was miles away from my hometown in Missouri. As for pleasing my mother I had her looks which people would say was a. Canada is one of the most admirable democracies on the planet, and it would be a shame to split it up. My favourite season to travel to Quebec is the fall, when the temperature is just right and Mother Nature puts on a spectacle of colours which is unrivaled in its beauty. A walk around the Old Town, around the Chateau Frontenac or through the Plaines d’Abraham is enough to transport you to another time, a sweeter life a better world. That’s why I planned my business trip for the last week in.