It wasn’t that I didn’t know what came next. It was more like I knew that painting that stupid red splotch was painting Lonnie’s last breath.“... don’t need to see it again,” I said. “I know what comes next.” I turned toward her and wrapped an arm around her. She pressed her face against my chest. She twisted slightly and pulled my hand under the T-shirt I’d given her earlier. When I gave it to her, she was wearing panties and a bra. They were gone now. She rubbed my hand all over her breasts and. So do Mom and Dad. One minute I was unable to move and a few minutes later I was fine! I’m sorry if I’m not qualified to say that. But what else could it be?”“A fucking conspiracy! You’ve duped everybody! You were never even hurt!” Some unknown jerk shouted, storming menacingly toward the stage.Jim immediately told his guys to restrain him as he started moving toward the girls.Suddenly, the guy had disarmed the trooper and took his weapon. Just as he pointed it toward the family I snatched it. So who are you?"She laughed again, and this time I found it infectious. "I guess I still haven't said, have I? Come with me, I'll show you." She grabbed my hand, and led me to a different part of the conference that we hadn't made it to yet. The different scenery was the first thing I'd noticed. Instead of strip club advertisements, I now started seeing advertisements for porn videos. Having the very strict religious upbringing my parents gave me, I'd never actually watched one before. Even. 'Michael, ' she thought, looking down at his pale face, a thousand images of it, from the past 20 years, flitting through her mind.She reached out, gently caressing his cheek with the back of her fingers. Her eyes played over the red stained bandages across his torso.'So much pain; was it best to bring you here, to start you on a road you have no choice but to follow, would it have been best to simply let life have it's way, ' she thought.Her eyes closed as her hand played lightly over his.