In the end, though, I think events and circumstances bear me out, not him. There are people at NIKA who will take a bullet for me, willingly, but who ...ouldn’t lift a finger to help Dave. That should tell you everything you need to know right there.”“It’s different being a boss,” Julia protested.“Is it?” I asked with an arched eyebrow. “We were way smaller six years ago when you finally were able to pull the ripcord and bail out of the CEO chair, but how did YOU operate?”“But we WERE smaller and. 'Good lord! It's a miracle!' cried the villain. 'What an act of gallantry and divine cunning! Rising to ones feet when all is lost, every last ounce of strength draining from her devastating wound!'The blonde looked down and wiggled her ankle. 'It looks fine to me.'The evil villain gasped. 'Lightning speed regeneration! Unbelievable! Never before have I encountered a foe with such exquisite and supernatural powers! You are certainly worthy of dying by my hand.''Actually I don't think I hurt my. I couldn't help being giddy and excitable.We arrived in the morning around six-thirty and scorching hot air hit us when we stepped out of the plane. We grinned at each other before rushing into the baking sunshine. On our transfer coach, I felt over-dressed in that heat and after we were dropped off in Laguna, the main party strip, twenty of us sat in a lobby awaiting our representatives. Two, Karl and Tara, eventually arrived and I could tell they were fun just by looking at them. Hyperactive. She tied a tarp and blanket on top for a bedroll, filled her canteen with water, and made three ham sandwiches. In a baggie, she stuffed her savings – thirty-four dollars and sixteen cents. Then, she raided the sugar jar for two tens, six ones, and four quarters.When she was ready, she wrote her mother a note, and her exit actually was down River Road!When dawn came, she was five miles down the river waiting by the marina’s pier. As the sky pinked, she saw a pair of men heading for a small.