I wash my hands of this whole affair.”“Not so fast,” Gestas grinned, “How many times do you want him scourged? Five, ten?̶...;Yoel’s eyes narrowed, “Forty.”“What?!,” exclaimed Dismas, “Forty’s a death sentence by Roman law! He’ll be dead long before he hangs from the cross.”“Thirty-nine, then!” Yoel shouted as he stormed out of the cavern.*****The fiery spirit burned as Dismas poured it down his throat,. She spoke firmly and ordered them to get out of her way.The men laughed.Melinda's heart pounded. She was in trouble and she knew it.The man behind her reached his hand up and covered her mouth. Two other men reached down and lifted her feet off the ground. The two other guys each took commanding holds of her upper arms. Then, the 5 men, as a team carried her back into the alley and in through an open steel door.The heavy door slammed shut behind them.Melinda's struggles were fruitless. She was. "Sir what is it?" She asked him almost in shock at his appearance."No time ... we have to ... call ... call..." Chris was out of breath and still writing out the commands.Grogan now strolled into the Communications area, "Once Chris has the code written call the MP's on our list and pass the command. They will then pass it on to others in the cells. But we need to act before they leave for Parliament." He instructed."Okay girls lets get ready!" Sara said and smiled at her co-workers. They all. “Saturday morning after finals. Will you take me to the airport?”“Of course. I can go home anytime on Saturday.”We finished breakfast, and I packed my weekend bag, Stephie grabbed her books and I gave Elyse a hug and kiss and we headed out. I still had to do my time as an assistant in the computer lab, so Stephie and I would have an early lunch. If I left IIT by 11:30am, I’d be at Kara’s around 6:00. The plan was to go to dinner at Cork ‘N Cleaver, at Kara’s request, and then we’d go to the.