The mountains beyond were even more remote seeming, and the people spread even more thinly. Small stone cottages could be seen here and there in or ne...r the valleys that cut through the high slopes, but not many.We took an extended ride, an excursion really, into the mountains. We had been in Demira for almost a month now, and had gotten comfortable with the lowland areas. Mountain riding was still something we needed to expose Alianna to, so it was decided we would take a trip up into the. The boy near to Justin’s head used scissors to cut off his overshirt, revealing his v-neck navy undershirt, stained a little here and there by wanton drops of bleach. After cutting away his overshirt, he gave the scissors to the other two boys not working over Justin’s feet, letting them cut away his shorts and remove them from the dumbstruck 17 year old.As Justin laid there in nothing but socks, underwear and undershirt, I realized that this was going to be the show of a lifetime, and before. A drunk driver did. And the very reason I don’t like ‘What if?’ is because there is no way to know what would have happened. Nobody can know. Blame God, or Fate, or the universe, if you must, though I prefer you blame the drunk driver. He was the one responsible. There is simply no excuse for driving under the influence.”“Which is why you refuse to drive if you’ve had a drink in the last several hours.”“Yes. I’m extreme about it, but if the limit was 0.0, nobody could guess wrong. If you drink,. The concert ended to roaring applause and we made our way out of the building with the crowd. I could feel the dampness on the breeze, now coming from the south, presaging the coming front.Dan was walking hand in hand with Cindy, and I had Tina's arm in mine. "Rain. Tomorrow. We won't be flying," he said.We loaded into the car, the girls chattering excitedly about the concert."I cried. I ACTUALLY cried," Cindy said. "It MOVES me..."Tina retorted, "It's gonna be hard going back to hearing it off.