The story appears in the words of Roger. *********************************** I had never thought I would find myself at this crossroads one day. There...is not so much regret at being at the crossroads as at the fact that I could never have wished a script anywhere near this one to take form. Things have gone so wrong on so many fronts. I have no complaints so far as the events pertain to myself. In fact, to be taken by surprise at the boomerang hurled by destiny at me would only be construed as. He now lives on his own, supporting two unemployed sons who no longer have an education to fall back on, all three very publicly humiliated. He promptly got fired from his job, but managed to get a lower paying one through a somewhat sympathetic friend afterwards. Seems the friend lost his own family through an overreaching fascination with his kid's sports activities as well, so he could relate to Rodger's problems, although he's watchful of him as well, making him come along to his AA. " He laughed a little and continued."If they'd asked me I would have suggested mules to pull the wagons and a couple of riding stock for each wagon. But the choices had already been made before the families contacted me. So we have this mishmash to deal with." There's certainly a mix, that's for sure," Josh remarked. "Why mules?" Mules can pull as fast as horses, they're studier, and are stronger so you don't have to have as many per wagon. They can work longer before having to rest and they. We’re keeping the girl but y’all have to go.”“That’s blackmail!”“No, it’s a fact. The four of y’all have absolutely no value to us so y’all be dead weight. The girl we can use, she’ll be valuable to us. We’re agreeing to take y’all four because of her.”“I guess I don’t have a choice then, do I?”“Y’all have a choice, it just depends on what y’all want.”“Go ahead and fuck ‘er,” he mumbled, turning away from the giant man. “Just make him stop if he starts hurting her.”“Don’t worry, I don’t want.