" You can't leave me in here!" said Wallace."The hell I can't. I ought to leave you in the dark to teach you who's in charge, but since I know you're ...ust a wee one I'll let you keep the lantern. “Wallace began to sweat despite the cold. Clarence paused at the door and looked over his shoulder. "Just remember: If any of them start to knock on the lids, just give them two short and one long back." His laugh grew faint as he walked away, and then Wallace was alone. With the dead.He wiped his. I asked several times and she always said she was fine and there wasn’t anything. Even when we made love she seemed a little remote.I asked her if there had been something about the weekend that had bothered her, but she always said no and told me what a beautiful weekend it had been. I finally blurted out, “Michelle, sweetheart, what the hell is wrong? You can’t keep telling me it’s nothing!”She sighed, looked away, then back toward me and finally opened up. “There is something. I’ve been. Inside Sandy marveled at the length and breadth of every permutation of gaming. She spent a few hours wandering up and down the labyrinth of booths, each one with some game or concept to try. It was easy to lose herself in the minutia of gaming, and for a little while she was really achieving her purpose. It was nice to have people talking about the games for a change instead of the fact she was a woman.Of course she filled her swag bag with free stuff. Dice, sample cards, even a few free. " He kissed me liking my lips rudely through the gag before he leftlaughing.I was sure that he was teasing, surely he wouldn't leave me here likethis. I heard the front door slam and I still thought he must be trying tofrighten me, but after a minute I heard his van start and reverse down thedrive, the noise of the engine disappearing in the distance and then thevibrations started again. I went through at least two cycles of thevibrator's program before I finally allowed myself to come to terms.