“I always am.”She turns and heads further in, rifle at the ready. The light stretches a fair distance into the cave, but as the two suns set and t...e deeper she goes, the faster it gets dark. The cave seems to stretch on and on and it is eerily silent. After several minutes, diminishing light and no end in sight, Riley turns back around to return to Nikki. As soon as she does, she hears the noise of crunching rocks.She spins back around, finger sliding off the guard and to the trigger. She. It was a small house with a large patio notorious for being frequented by high school and college students wanting liquor from the gas station next door. All of whom were chased away by the coffeehouse owner, except for the legal ones, who he sat and drank with. In a sense he chaperoned the students and kept an eye on his business. Smart man. I was wearing my leather Victoria’s Secret jacket. A soft motorcycle leather I earned with blood and sweat building theater sets. It was a cool Spring. Wouldn’t mind so much if he didn’t insist on sharing perversion with women in his apartment building. Two gone missing, so far. Grace Columbus, Christine Columbus. Roommates. Cousins. Vanished four days ago. Carib hasn’t left apartment in same time, except to deliver statement to police about not knowing anything. Hard to confirm suspicions while he stays at home. Tired of evidence pointing there. Figure its time to pay a visit. Been thinking about Artie’s question while watching through. The delay, however, had done its job; Stick ambled out of the door with a towel casually draped around his waist, followed by Jimmy. Danny was next, followed by Randall, and Teddy drew up the rear. "Well, we're all here," Amy noted. "Okay, let's do it this way: Guys on one side, girls on the other. We all go at once, so nobody gets THAT good a look, okay?"The girls were all for it, but the grimaces on the boy's faces said the deal was no bargain. Jimmy acted as the voice of the opposition,.