As they strapped me in, blabbering on about something, I just kept to my thoughtsI couldn't wait. I smiled to myself. I could finally die.What. I felt...my smile falter. WHAT. I felt it again.As if broken out of a fog, I felt the reality of what had just happened drop down on me like a meteor.I~I couldn't think for a while, my whole world turned white as if tossed into the sun before it turned dark.I woke up to find myself sitting on top of a large obsidian altar. I tried to see it clearly, but. You know I get worried." It won't happen again."She gave me a mild frown. "Uh-huh." She unbuttoned her blouse and headed for the bedroom. "I guess you'll never stop doing it." Yes, ma'am."She stopped near the bedroom door, unbuttoning her blouse. "And Howard called me. I'm going out there Wednesday. But only for a little while." She looked at me. "A little while, understand? I made him promise, I told him I can't just leave you here alone until two A.M. again. But once the school year starts in. 22 magnum revolver under the pillow there, and we need to keep that .30/30 loaded and close by. I've got my cell phone, so it's not like we're all that isolated. I kinda wish we had a dog, though; something serious like a hundred and fifty pound mastiff with an appetite for assholes." I didn't see that .22 when I carried your stuff up the hill." It was in my backpack."For some reason, I had the feeling I wouldn't be sleeping all that soundly for the rest of my stay.Time goes by pretty fast when. An older white guy answered, he looked to be in his 50’s and had white hair and a short white beard. My friend introduced himself and told him he and his girl just moved in next door and were having a get together and apologized for being loud, he then offered for him to come over for a beer. The neighbor agreed, and all three of us walked back next door to the party. The neighbor introduced himself as Henry as we handed him a Corona. We chatted for a bit and it was obvious he hadn’t had an.