My limbs all felt leaden. I staggered to my knees, leaning on my left hand to steady myself.“Master!”Zanyia collided against me. Her exuberance kn...cked me backward. She gripped me, her tawny ears twitching, her sweat-smeared face beaming in delight. A purr rumbled from her throat. Above, her tail swished back and forth.I hugged her tight, not caring about the stickiness of her back. I didn’t care about anything but holding her, knowing she lived. Ava padded over to me, her acorn eyes looking. I wonder if you will be able to breath. Enough air should get in through the thin layer of dirt. There is only one way to find out.I first saw you about six months ago, waiting in line at the grocery store. I only had a box of Kleenex, so you let me go first. You must be able to see my loneliness. Nobody ever talks to me. Nobody ever notices me. Day in and day out, I sleepwalk through life, earning my pay, cooking my dinner, but nobody touched me. Nobody reached out. Nobody wanted to get close. I sat there in my car waiting... I could feel my hands starting to shake a little as I was getting nervous.Then a car pulled up in front of me and I saw here. She was small, about 5ft 4 and was wearing a little denim skirt and a tight top that showed off her firm little body. She was about 8 years older than me which had me turned on straight away.I got out of my car and said hi... It was a little cool as it was late at night so she skipped the niceties and said "follow me".We got in our cars. " No but Mom and Dad have some," she said with a coy smile. I immediately dropped my bags at the door and plopped my ass on the couch. "Make us some drinks and popcorn, lazybones, while I go change and get some movies," she said, as she ran up the stairs. I grabbed a few of Dad's beers for me, along with few whine coolers for her. I waited for the microwave popcorn and returned to the living room. She was taking forever, but before I called to her, I finally heard her come thumping down the.