" Yes'm, I'm leavin', but I'm takin' Seth here with me. He'll be safe enough. I'll fetch him home right after dark, promise. You and the girl jes' sta... here, mind yer P's and Q's an' don't go runnin' off looking for help. Bes' thing y'all can do is wait. Maybe pray if'n you're the prayin' kind." Seth," he turned toward the boy, "I dunno if you want'a help me or not, but get some shoes and a hat. We're leavin'. Feller who should know says I can travel most anyplace hereabouts with you, account'a. The Negro men were dressed in baggy pants and long t-shirts and the tall one had a shaved head. The other one had cropped hair with a line carved along the side."Hey guys, this is Heather who I was just telling you about." Brianna made eye contact with Heather and had a smug look on her face."Hi, it's uhm, nice to meet you I guess." You guess?" the one with hair asked; he looked insulted and angry like most black men do. Still, there was something very sexual about him. Heather could smell his. Kintu eto kichur por o sumita debi nijeke shamle cholar cheshta korten jate kore take er beshi kono inconvenience e porte na hoy. Kintu ajke sumita debi ja dekhlen tate tini nije ke ar kichute e thik rakhte parchen na. School e ashar agey tini tomal er ghor gochan. Ajke o giyechilen ghor gochate. Nanarokom boi potro ar CD er majhe hothat tini ekta oshlil golper boi pelen. Art ate tini ja dekhlen tate tini stomvito hoye gelen. Biota vora shudhu noro-narir milon er bornona. Shudhu tai noi,. ”Octavia nodded with a frown. “I understand. Let me go see Almatters. I’ll let you know.”Calix watched her leave, then turned. He put one arm around Julia and his other arm around Sophia, dragging them along with him. The three made their way to the couch where Yolanda and Whiskey were seated.“I want you all to keep Alicia as isolated as possible for now,” he instructed.He turned to Sophia. “You can restore her voice or keep her mute – it’s up to you. I’ll probably be at the Naval Academy when.