He promised as we walked into the house.“First, you need to go and hug Shelly’s parents. I’m pretty sure they have missed you as much as you mis...ed them. Then you are going to come in to hold Shelly’s hand, even if she is unconscious,” I told him.It took a few minutes for Shelly’s parents to get their composure back enough to let Porter leave their arms. We walked into the suite where nurses were waiting. They stripped Porter, pushed him into the nearest bathroom, washed him from head toe. " Paula declared. "If we work together, we can defeat this guy."As a siren sounded they went out on the field and cheered the school soccer team to victory.Christmas and New Years came and went without any further word on the attack either on campus or off. Paula had all but forgotten him when Tom was arranging a Valentine Day date at the local club that night."How do I look?" Paula asked as she twirled around in a red sequent evening gown and matching 5 inch heels. Her pink toe polish showed. When they went for live fire, he told the range master that he didn't know how to shoot. The sergeant made fun of Sam, but to Sam's credit, he kept his mouth shut and learned. Because of his knowledge of an arrow's flight, Sam was able to learn how to shoot accurately. Because he had no bad habits, he learned the correct way to fire his weapon and was the best of his group.Sam loved the PCP, or Physical Conditioning Platoon. There, he excelled. While others fell behind, Sam was always leading,. Jackson, then it was clear that someone was going to have a heart attack. But Shannon wasn’t from around here. She didn’t know anyone and her family is long gone. I wasn’t going to flaunt it, but it would be safe if I just happened to go out. I spent the rest of the night as her. And the next night after work. I said her name the moment I walked in my door. For a week I was her more of my time than I was me. I slept as her, showered as her, ate as her. I loved the way it felt just to sit down..