Instead, I said not a single word. I walked out the front door and drove to work.When I got home that evening, on time and in an excellent mood, I fou...d Deb dressed in jeans and a plaid blouse, cooking a pasta salad. She greeted me with a cheerful, ?Hello, dear. Dinner will be ready in ten minutes.? She was acting like nothing unusual had happened in the last twenty-four hours.When we sat down to dinner, I looked at her face. Her forehead and cheeks were blue and yellow where they had been. Think of something sad... umm think of the time your dog got put to sleep.. okay got it.' Tasha thought to herself. The cop walked to her window and she let it down. 'License, registration, and proof of insurance.' he said sternly. 'Umm, officer i only have my permit.' as she handed it with the registration and insurance. 'If you dont have a drivers license then why are you driving then Miss Kent?' the cop asked. Tasha began to cry 'Please sir understand i wanted to run to get some notes from. Her breath is quiet in the street but loud in her ears, almost as loud as the thudding of her heart as she races…. Nothing pursues her, no one follows her from the door… but she runs as if the town chased her with torches and pitch forks. Out of the streets she runs, into the hills, muscles pumping and burning as she welcomes the necessary pain, her legs aching with the effort. Run, run, run… into the wilderness, away from the haunts of man. In the field she finally collapses, onto her knees. . . what about . . . whatabout Joe?" "We can take care of him if you just take care of Dave. Are you sureyou understand what you need to do?" "Turn . . . and shoot Dave." "You've got it!' she said, and a delightful smile crossed her face.Then she leaned forward and kissed him. "Thank you. I'm so grateful." Andwith that she was gone. Sam sniffed the beguiling perfume on his fingers, then went back to sleep. The three men woke early the next morning. They felt wonderfully refreshedand were eager.