Nothing. He was trying to run, sweating, panting. Something was chasing him, he was in mud up to his knees, he could hardly move, there was fog, the d...ad Feldwebel was following him, but he was huge, with a meat cleaver, slobber dripping from the mouth. There were rats as big as dogs circling like sharks, they were talking to each other, one was saying it wanted George’s left thigh, it looked tasty, it would toast it with cheese. Nothing. He was pinned down, tied down, straps across his chest,. ‘I’ve always wanted you.’ Kate whispered. ‘And me you,’ I replied. She put her fingers through my hair. Through the thin curtain I could see the silhouettes of other dancers walking past through the change room. I half hoped they couldn’t see us, but then the thought of being watched at this act made me more excited. Someone could open that curtain any minute and see us. After resting against her naked body, I walked to the mirror to see what my make-up was like. It was smudged everywhere. . I could take a bit of ribbing from him, after all, look at all he’d done to help. As loco supervisor he’d replaced a sick driver at the last minute, and it was a pleasure to be with him on the footplate. I grinned back. ‘Maybe they are.’ He looked serious, ‘I’m so glad to see you coming out of your shell. It’s always amazed me how tough you are. I mean look at you, you’re just a slip of a thing, and you beat most of us hollow at this game.’ He was referring to the fact that this was my second. He smiled and started asking me about what I bought and what I was working on. We started talking naturally as if we had always known each other. He was so knowledgeable and fun to listen to that I had not realized how much time had passed. I looked around and saw that except for a few random cars the place was emptied out. I told him that I had better get going and put my and out for a shake he took it and shook it gently, but then stepped closer to me and put his arms around me. I was shocked.