"No, I promised Mom that I'd do some stuff at the house. She's working three days this week and I'm taking up the slack at the house." Oh, okay," I sa...d. "I'll see you tomorrow, then. I'll take the bus in the morning." The bus ride wasn't, didn't seem as bad in the morning as in the afternoon, and since the study group ended up at my house anyway, the ride in the afternoon made sense.The cat was in the window waiting for me. He knew that if he met me at the door, kitty treats were the result.. Even the dried beans were nearly gone. I had my father’s rifle for hunting, but I quickly ran out of ammunition and couldn’t afford more even if I knew where to obtain it. Plus, I’m a terrible hunter. I was occasionally successful fishing the pond, but when it froze over I didn’t catch much within the time I could withstand the cold.”“Why didn’t you seek help from neighbors?”“I never saw anyone else. I didn’t know your house was here, and it seems most cabins nearby were just for hunting or. Talk to me, Lyssa.”“I love you,” she said, and with those words opened up aworld of revelations for me. “I have for eight years.”Her head dropped and the tears flowed and I pulled herinto bed. We talked and hugged and shared our feelingsfor an hour before we both fell asleep. I knew she loved me, she wanted me, and I knew I wasscared of losing my dearest friend. And I confessed toher, too, all of that and how I just didn’t know whereto go with all of these. No, that wasn't quite right, she understood only too well - the answer was obviously sex! The little tramp was fucking David's brains out and he was too besotted with lust to take the time and step back and take a good look at her to she what she really was.She had made several attempts to talk David out of marrying Tiffany, but had been totally unsuccessful. She thought that with a little more time she might be able to get David to see what kind of a woman Tiffany was, but she didn't get that.