I don’t know if I see you. I’m scared; of what, I can’t say.”I opened my fingers to release her hand, and she gently grasped my hand, holding ...t in place on the table. “Stay with me, please? I just need some time, okay?”“Okay, you’ve got all the time you need.” My voice was husky with emotion as my heart tried to sink and fly at the same time.We sat like that, holding hands and glancing at each other across the table, until our food arrived.After breakfast, we got back on the road, and pointed. How was I going to explain my whereabouts? Then I realized, they didn’t ask me that. They only asked where I was. They would want to know if anyone could verify my whereabouts too. If kept that simple, the task they set me to wasn’t so daunting. I picked up the pen and set to writing. It didn’t take very long.Radcliff said she wouldn’t be gone long but it wasn’t until I had finished writing that she came in. I had a feeling they were either stalling or trying to find out more about me before. That is why we have so many deadly snakes around here." How do you know so much about snakes?" Atlanta asked."My parents took me to the zoo when I was a girl then they bought several DVDS on animals. I always partial to lions and tigers." DVDS?" Jackson asked, bewildered."Yes dear," Valerie smiled. "Those were moving pictures you played on your television. There aren't any of those any longer." They snakes are everywhere. Atlanta and I went out snake hunting that night when you and Valerie were. Slowly walking across the room, Roberto allowed his tired body to flop down on an old upholstered chair and soon he too was falling asleep. It had been a long day but tomorrow was Christmas and he would have plenty of time to rest. It was the lord’s birthday and as he had done, for as many years as he could remember, the family would pray at the table, giving thanks for all they had, eat their lunch and exchange gifts. This year he brought his wife a fancy barrette for her long beautiful.