Nikki kept blowing me kisses and when her mother started to drive away I was heartbroken. Then, just as their truck was nearly out of sight, she turn...d it around and drove back. My guys were already gone back to the shop so I stood there expecting to hear that something wasn't right. Much to my pleasure, Nikki's mother invited me to follow them home and have a cold beer. I was in 7th heaven! I followed them down a few country roads and then they turned onto a road that I remembered and I. .. ha, ha, HA!"Then, in the depths of despair and self-hatred, the realization struck her. Someone once had professed love for her ... even if it had been a malicious lie. Arlene, in the guise of Val, had spoken words of love. That was enough. There had to be a certain compelling logic in I love you that transcended the boundaries of intention. It was a magic powerful enough to break down barriers and open floodgates.Let's assume that part of the problem is my perception of myself. I am nothing. ... Wait, you really think that I look attractive dressed as Yoko? Y-You're just saying that, I'm not going to believe you!"The hour that passes through seems almost instantaneous, spending time drinking and chatting with people is definitely a great way to enjoy oneself, but someone else has various plans in mind once you stumble into her path. "Heeeey, guess who's coming back to talk to me, you look like hell frozen over, is this party starting to tucker you out? Wanna go home and let your. I was hungry, I hadn't had breakfast or lunch, so against my better judgement to take food from unseen strangers, I did just that.My physical hunger satisfied, I moved to sit on the swing, swaying back and forth as I looked around my new surroundings. I felt warm from the inside out, a strange tingly feeling in the back of my head as my breathing became more shallow, more level, almost as if someone had put me into subspace. I let my eyes close, body relaxing into the swing as gentle humming.