He had seen me whip Elmer Davis a few times, so he didn't care to pick on me, let alone anyone else who could defend himself.He swaggered back and eas...d up to Billy. Suddenly he slapped the popcorn out of Billy Joe's hand, scattering it all over the adjoining seats.Wilmer counted on his being two years older and a head taller than Billy to make the difference in whether he, Billy, would defend himself or not. Billy jumped up on the arms of the theater seats and drew back a bare foot. If he had. As I became more aware, I realized I didn't have any pant or shirt on. My hands and legs were behind my back, I tried moving them but couldn’t. My ankles and wrists were tied together behind my back. I had only an underwear on. The air was thick with moisture and salt, and smelled of candles. My efforts to free myself rustled the flimsy plastic. “Oh good you’re awake” The voice was familiar… “M?”M and I had taken some classes together when in college, hung out and done homework. I hadn't seen. "I was young and dumb, then," he said."You left her once while she was pregnant," said Karla."Guilty as charged," he smiled."You ran out on her and your kids," she said disgustedly."Can we talk about this inside?" he asked."You can hide in my backyard," she said. "And don't sit your naked ass on any of my lawn furniture, or I'll call the cops and have you arrested." But we..." Andy sputtered."Shut up asshole," hissed Karla. "You're lucky I even let you in my yard. If you say one more fucking. Once home and after that drink, Frank had suggested to Jenny that as it was now late it might be time for Alan to go home, however Jenny had replied that it was nice to have company and it would be impolite to ask him to leave, at which point Frank asked about his “special surprise” to which Jenny had written “I assured him his surprise was coming soon, and poured him a large whiskey which he knocked back, I refilled his drink and he took it and settled into a chair” she went on then to say.