. didn't mean to hurtanybody," Dan said as he choked his apology through a dry trembly throatas he stood there in terror."You just be quiet and take y...ur medicine," she said as she unknottedthen removed the remaining pink ribbon from his hair. "You seemed sointerested in looking in on Debbie's little slumber party. I'm going tosee to it you get to be the center of attention! Won't that be fun? WhenI get done with you you're going to look like a big girl. A regularlady!"Dan groaned with. I went back into my room and dressed relatively formal, and then sat down on my bed and played on the playstation2. Half an hour later my dad came in and told me to come introduce myself to the guest who had just arrived, and after a lot of groaning and complaining, I followed him out into the hallway. I was starting to set up my I-don’t-give-a-shit-about-your-life attitude that I usually put up when meeting my parents friends, but this time my plans were foiled by a pair of breasts. All I saw. I don't know," she said in the same quiet voice.For a while, they drove in silence, the only sound that of the wheels on wet pavement. Luke took the opportunity to get a good look at the girl sitting next to him. Small and darkly pretty, she was dressed in a purple tank top and denim skirt. As seemed to be the way, she'd turned out almost the opposite of what her name meant, both in appearance and demeanor--dark skin, dark eyes, dark hair, and dark motives. A little over a year ago, she'd. "Ease off on the trigger, please Officer Brown," I asked politely. "I can help. Trust me." I tried as hard as I could to keep my voice low, modulated, and friendly. It wasn't easy. I felt like I was about to jump out of my skin.Brown seemed startled to discover that he was squeezing the trigger so hard that the hammer on his handgun had begun to move backward and the cylinder had started to revolve. He took his finger off the trigger and I took a breath."Thank you," I said. "I'll just step over.