One said, "Bambi Welker?"I looked up. From the moment I saw them, I was creeped out. There was a darkness about them that bothered me. "Yeah," I said....he first one, a tall man, said, "Come with me."I was shocked. "I don't think so."The man said, "You have no choice."Travis said, "Now wait a second," and stood up, placing himself between me and the two strangers. The other person, a voluptuous woman, stepped forward. Suddenly Travis screamed in pain, and I saw the pointed end of a sword come out. I knew that Mina suspected something but we had not told her anything, and it would probably stay that way. After dinner I took Amanda aside as I wanted to have a few words with her."Amanda, would you forgive Ryan if he came back to you?" What? But that's stupid. Why should I forgive him anything?" Because if it happens, that is what he will ask for: forgiveness. I guess that he will have something to confess, too, if he comes to you." Of course I would forgive him. After all it was I who. He pulled out a knife and started toward me, I thought how did he get it passed the metal detectors? I jumped and planted my left foot in his chest while I kicked his chin with the right. I saw blood spit from his busted lip and he hit the lockers hard from my kick. He dropped the knife an ran out the nearest door as security, the SRO and one of the assistant principals came around the corner. I had to give them an account of what happened and they were not happy with, "I don't really know." I. Quietly and without inflection, she said, "I'm afraid you're going to get used to being able to give me orders and have me obey them without question. You're already thinking about how to use the power you have to get information out of me, even if it hurts. When Max first got his... power, he tried to be as nice as possible about it as long as he got his way. Over time, that became less of a concern." I thought he was always a little savage."Celeste shook her head, "Not at all. He was a poor.