At least, he thought he did. He couldn’t see anything. He tried to move his hands to wipe at his face, but he couldn’t move either arm. Panic bega... to bleed through the fog that shrouded his mind.“You’re buried and trapped!” a mental voice informed him. “Your men are digging you out. Just relax until they get to you.”“What happened?” Caleb wondered, not sure if the question was rhetorical, or if he were actually trying to gather information. He wasn’t sure if it made a difference. Did it. “But, you know, What We Do and all. Also, if anyone asks, you’re my 10-year-old daughter. And it’d still be wise to get out of here and down to Baggage before anyone does ask.”They broke the hug and started walking toward the baggage claim.“I wouldn’t have expected you to be first off the plane,” Troy told her.“Advantage of being in the first seat in first class,” she replied, looking off to her side as a flight attendant emerged from the doorway. The woman adjusted her skirt and waved to. Sarahwaited for half an hour, the a door opened and all the subjects thathad reported there today for their state ordered penance. They walkedin a line chained together all wearing orange jump suits. There wassome tears in the eyes of some, but the woman with the big platinumhairdo was taken up first and she squealed as she was put in place.Sarah walked forcefully toward the exit of the mall, her high heelspounding the concrete floor. She called Clarence on her cell phone asshe walked by all. We're really stymied." You mean you didn't have anyone over to the apartment while I was gone?" asked the redhead playfully. They often kidded each other about other women. "Let's see, I got so lonesome that I invited two blondes and a brunette to my room where we engaged in all sorts of debauchery." She laughed, expecting Cassi to top her story with one of Cassi's own. When Cassi was strangely silent, Linda looked over to the smaller woman. "Well, how many women and don't spare the details,".