That I hadn’t vanished, like you had. I forced her to drink water that made her retch. I rubbed her feet and her legs and her hands and her arms to...bring warmth back to them. I turned out all the lights, save one small light on the chest. I closed the doors down the hallway so her children…your children…would not wake up and find their mother unable to function. I could not prevent what happened to her, but I could still protect them. Then I crawled under the blankets with her, though she. ‘Well, born again anyway!’ Tyler nervously laughed along with Amy and glanced over at Brooke as Jacob filled her mug as well, his hand on her hip as he did so. ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa Jakey… You know I don’t do well with alcohol,’ Brooke giggled. ‘You know, you’re the only one I allow to call me Jakey. I hated it as a kid and I hate it now, but for some reason I let you slide, Brookie.’ Jakey? Brookie? What in the fuck… Tyler thought, walking over to the pair to hand Jacob his mug and break up. “Well, I’ll pack them up for you. Jeb replied, relieved and began moving the girls. After Jeb assured him that the girls wouldn’t awake until he made it safely home, he wrote him a check, and drove off, calling one last thanks over his shoulder. Once the truck had disapeard from his vision, Jeb turned to Violet, who had been waiting calmly behind him. She knew him so well.Silently she followed him to his room, and slid her clothes off with ease. She climbed onto the bed, settling onto her hands. My name is Cheryl. Just pull straight ahead once the gate opens and I’ll come out and meet you at the first building on the left.”Sure enough, the gate swung open and pulled forward and down a slight incline into the town. The mountains rose steeply on either side, with a quaint little town nestled between them like something from a Swiss postcard. The first building on the left appeared to be something of a combination town hall and post office, and Cheryl was coming out the door to meet me as.