Because I have nothing else to do I begin to pay more heed to the land creatures. They make noises often; sometimes it is when the smaller one makes t...em to us, but they also make many noises between themselves. When I listen to the noises I find that they sometimes make the same noises to each other that they do to us. I begin to think that the noises have meaning.There is a noise “fish” that both of the creatures make when they give us food. I say that noise back to them, and they give me. It was very easy to make out Orion’s Belt. I turned my head and located the Big Dipper. The world was eerily quiet. Everyone around me seemed to be sound asleep, except for the light on in one house across the pond. I wondered what they might be doing. Maybe they were up with a sick child. Maybe a college student was working on an important paper. I knew that many of my co-workers had difficulty sleeping. I silently prayed that everything would work out for the individuals involved.I returned. He whimpered, then looked up at Raell. She smiled softly at him, before handing him a third water bottle. He took it gratefully. She tied him back to the post- low this time, so he could just stay where he was, before walking off. Drake stared after her, clutching the bottle. What had he done wrong? Why had she left him out here again? Why hadn’t she untied the rope collar and gag? He felt like crying, but calmed himself down. He’d have to limit the water bottle, but he could last the day. There was a note on the kitchen table from Mom. "Brian, we decided to go to Kokomo this afternoon. Have fun at the dance tonight. We'll see you tomorrow afternoon. Love, Mom." Rachel read it over my shoulder."Did you plan this? To get me here with no parental supervision?" she asked."No! Honest, Rachel. They never said anything to me when I left this morning. I should have known. They go down there about every other weekend. I've been going crazy because I can't go with them because of the.