No one wanted to hang out with me or even stop after work for a drink anymore. ‘Fuck them all, I don’t need them,’ I said to myself as I stopped...at our old watering hole by myself for the tenth night in a row. I was going downhill fast and if it wasn’t for the fact that I had a running partner who wouldn’t take no for an answer, I would have lost it. ‘Steve, get your sorry ass up,’ he yelled as he pounded on my door at six o’clock in the morning. ‘Steve, you look like shit, what are you, still. "My name is Danny and I couldn't help but notice you all the way over here. You look just like my sister Maureen and she was my best friend."The non-existent Maureen had been used as a ploy in other new friendships and he almost felt like she really existed because he had talked about her constantly just to strike up a conversation."Thank you, Danny, I was getting god-awful bored at this table. My friend went to play darts with the boys and I was even thinking of just packing it in and heading. His experimenting with stones had greatly reduced his supply of the yellow sand that Mattik had given to him. Charcoal was already known to the tribe and the hard woods that Konil had recommended were growing in abundance. Coal, while more difficult to find, had been located by Tall Tree, the medicine man, after Two Bears had described it for him. Limestone was another ingredient that was in abundant supply.Two Bears had sought out Red Fox and Dark Sky, the two brothers who had helped with the. I laughed and said that her mom would probably give a contented sigh just like she had and Patty laughed. I reached down and gave a pat on both cheeks followed by a kiss on each. Patty giggled I gave her a gentle goodnight kiss and told her to sleep well and we would see each other tomorrow.I went back to my Aunt’s room. She was laying on her tummy and was facing the door as I came in. “It took you a few minutes. I take it Patty was awake?”I walked over and sat on the bed, putting the.