I could see where bullets were hitting the dirt around me and could hear others whistling through the air, but none came close enough to me to be frig...tening. Nevertheless, I was convinced that those people in that house were definitely out to kill me, so I had better retreat while I still had the chance.I quickly flipped off the restraints on my Tommy Gun and began to fire. Arlene took that as her cue to start shooting too. As I turned to head back toward her, I fired short bursts from the. Then behind her I saw Linda. And my heart almost broke because she looked terrified when she saw me.I think it was that look of terror that broke me. I felt a tear when I saw that, and just said “I’ll call later.” And turned and walked away.I made it 3 steps when Holly grabbed my arm roughly and spun me around. “Look you chicken shit little bastard, you better turn right the fuck around and go tell her that you still love her. Either you do that, or you walk right the fuck away right here and. She didn't want Kendra or Jane to see her going in with Charise. She suggested going in first, then having Charise follow her in three minutes."Just like being a spy, eh?" Charise said."Right." I'm game. See you in a minute."Everything went smoothly. Neither Jane nor Kendra saw either one enter the building, or take the elevator up to Laura's apartment. Finally, they were alone together inside."Now you can tell me about your second dream," Charise smiled. "I never had nobody dream about me. She enjoyed talking to Michael. Suddenly, the passenger door flew open, and Michael was in the seat no more than a second, the door already closed. Sorry, I wanted to apologize- he was interrupted. Tia leaned over and threw her arms around him. Uh. Michael stuttered, as she pressed her chest against his. He sighed, then looked at her. She looked up at him too, and he smiled, shaking his head. I wanted to apologize for walking out on you like that. he frowned. Tia smiled, Its okay. Michael.