.. How in the..."As the anger inside began to rise to a boiling point, I began furiouslyripping the pages from the diary. I didn't stop until every pa...e wasremoved from the false book and turned to pieces. The act itselfshouldn't have caused me to be as exhausted as I was when I finished,but the sheer amount of effort and anger I put into destroying thatblasted book wearied me."Good riddance," I sneered as I breathed heavily from my exertion.While I was resting from my tantrum; eyeing the mess. They owned it in years past and lost it. Now they have use of it again and actually are better for it in that he allows them to own and run some cattle to feed their people. You will see the Silvercloud clan increase in population now that they all have access to a plentiful food source. Already there are three squaws with child, one of who is Mary Eustis."Chet Comstock, who is my grandfather by marriage, has done much for me as well. He and Jessie caught me, along with two other men, killing. She'd called and asked if I'd pop up as she had something for me. When I'd arrived, I'd found the door open and when I knocked, she'd called out for me to go on into the lounge. As I passed the bedroom, she called out again. "Happy birthday Mike, I won't be long. Make yourself comfortable." Hazel and I had been friends ever since I'd moved into the flat above hers six months earlier and although we were pretty close, nothing sexual had ever happened between us, not that I hadn't thought about. The moment my lips touched him I was committed,and without waiting, I took him.The next morning when I finally dragged myself out of bed, Jill joined mefor coffee. Our parents were gone, leaving she and I alone, to discussthe night before. I never told her what I had done, or why, but I thinkshe knew, because she told me that most girls give in the boys on thenight of SpringFest, including her. Jill simply grinned at me. We becamesisters at that moment. We shared a secret only sisters share. I.