Parts of what must have been living creatures swirled in eddies, partially sheltered from the winds by the collapsed buildings.In the abstract, Pete r...alized that pieces of a hundred-millennium stretch of history became the mismatched jigsaw puzzle in front of him. The continuum of time itself had fragmented, leaving fractions of the past or future stitched into a now. Different ages, disconnected parts of different creatures, churned into a brand of lethal chaos.Sixteen girls were not thinking. In years past Tracy would work on me for weeks trying to get hints from me about what I wanted for my birthday. This year she never even asked once. By Thursday Tracy wasn't even speaking to me anymore. It was as though our marriage was already over but someone forgot to tell me.Friday morning I got up early and left for work before Tracy got up. I tried to stay busy but I was heart broken. I couldn't understand how things could have been going so well for us and suddenly turn so bad. By eleven. "He tipped her and she carried the tray off. "She lets him stick his dick up her ass?" Marie asked, amazed at the idea."Well I heard of it, but I never done it," Al told her.They stopped at the store for a bottle of milk and returned to the apartment complex. Marie walked over to the swing and sat. Al took the milk into the manager's house."I saw you take that kid with you. What did you do?" Gail really did not want to know. She was aware Al had fondled a few of the young girls in the complex.. I am not one you would wish to fight with or make an enemy of.”He swallowed hard and took two steps away from me, moving his hand away from his sword and up in a sign of resignation.“I apologize for my actions and the actions of my men. I do hope you enjoy your visit to Vishant.”I nodded and smiled, hoping to show I had no lingering ill will. Janet nodded and sheathed her sword and watched as the commander called for two guards to assist his injured men. I shook my head at the unnecessary.