Something that made Alice feel even worse, since she knew he'd eventually internalize it anyway. She felt it would be better for him to vent for a whi...e before that occurred."There wasn't anything you could do, and the fact that you arrived with two people needing help proves you needed to be there. Being here wouldn't have helped anyone," Alice answered, speaking with a conviction she didn't exactly feel at the moment."Mattie's very sick, but so far she's holding on. She's drifting in and out. The reason was obvious as one drew near the forest. Most of the trees were grey and leafless. On the few trees that retained a semblance of life, the bark was grey and brittle, the leaves strange hues that did not appear at all healthy. Even in the wet, fertile spring, the trees remained grey and the soil was parched and devoid of undergrowth.No one would cut wood or hunt in that forest, nor would they even enter it without very good cause. It was said that nothing healthy and normal enough to. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ‘Are you fucking stupid? How are you supposed to pay the debt?’ When the reports had come out, Timothy Fanning literally felt sick. If Alin broke up with John, who would pay the debt? Not that he cared about her or anything, but he was worried that if she fell behind on payment, those people would come for him. True, she was the person liable for the debt, but the thing was since he was her father, they might just come knocking on his door. Alin was beyond furious. How could. I was still horni but looking good. My tube cariage got quiter and I found myself on zone 8 of the met line. I was on the outskirts of london and oit was dangerous for a tranny to be traveling on her own. Then at Rickmansworth station young hooded boy got onto the carriage. He looked at me gave me a scowl look. He looked like the type to beat up a trannie. He then walked away and I heard him swear and look again in disgust at a tranny being on the tube late at nite. He then walked towards me -.