They veered off to the left, to the west, a mile or so from the valley where Rebecca, Rosie, and I had watched the family of Appaloosas.It was just a ...ingernail moon, but Cayuse could tell that the Fitzes crossed paths with four or five or maybe six other riders. When he could hear voices, he dismounted and, holding Sugar’s reins, followed on foot.He saw a campfire in the distance and tethered Sugar. He took his Sharps buffalo rifle and eased closer. It was a gathering of the Deacons — the six. Young or older, they accepted me and were happy that a boy took interest in some of the things they were into.I was always average sized growing up. But when I reached twelve to thirteen years old, I began my growth spurt. Over the space of a couple of months, I shot up like a weed, catching most of the girls my age who were previously a head taller than me, and surpassing them by the same margin. By this time, you might guess, none of the guys at school would mess with me due to my size. No. RIP Shandy 4/26/02-5/5/12. You’ll be in our hearts forever. Hope you like it. I had a hell of a week. My dog died on Saturday and I had my wisdom teeth yanked the following Monday. I couldn’t eat much and could barely talk. I missed school 3 of the 5 days that week. And my family was mourning over our dog, a 10 year old German shepherd. This really sucked! Anyway, my girlfriend, a college freshman (going into her sophomore year) named Liv, was home from college for the summer. I was set to. The intense light and piercing whine coming from the far side of his narrow cage prevented him from even opening his eyes."what the hell...?" was all that John could get out as he struggled to see this extraordinary light. After several minutes the light and strange sound diminished and he slowly and gingerly opened his eyes."Oh my-!" as he laid eyes on this gorgeous creature, he was stunned. She- he presumed- was unbelievably beautiful; her flowing blonde hair and sparkling turquoise eyes.