Timothy’s father was a stocky, burly man with rigid morals and a severe intolerance for anyone who didn’t fit into his Irish-Catholic-Republican v...ewpoint. Timothy didn’t fear him as much as his mother - mostly because his father was gone most of the time, driving his truck all over the country. Telling anybody never crossed his mind, although his sensible thoughts told him it was only a matter of time. He couldn’t picture himself dating a girl just to keep up a pretense, so he knew the day. Sinceour parents were sound asleep, my sister knew we wouldn?t be disturbed; whenshe came back into my room, she had one of her chokers, the one she wore withher prom dress the year before, and she told me - no, ordered me, to put it on.I did, but it was with shaking hands - I wasn?t quite sure what she was capableof, but it wasn?t going to end well for me. My suspicions were provedright when she produced a dog leash from behind her back; clipping it to thechoker, she led me to the garage door.. " He broke open another skylight. The doors were closed, and intact. "Six of them at least."He watched them for a while, then went over to another skylight. Marla limped after him and helped him open it. Beneath was an employee break room. All the doors were closed, and the room was clear. Eckert lowered himself though the skylight, hung from his hands, and dropped into a crouch on the floor. He scanned the room, then hurriedly moved a table under the skylight and put a chair on top of that.. " one started."You both are traitors, serving the demon that is control of the council." For a moment the realm enforcers stopped their mouths dropping open. Then they slowly started back their assault upon me and Naci. I prayed this worked it was going to take timing unlike any I had ever done.A few moments later I saw that Ukobach arrived, a twisted look of anger on his face as he stared at me and Naci. "Get him!" He was shouting getting more and more angry as he saw that almost all the.