"We need to get you in bed. You've got a fever." No ice baths?" Not if you do what you're told." Yes, Dear."I started to work on the pile of pills. Ma...y came over and topped off my orange juice."I'm never going to be able to stop peeing." That's fine. It will flush some of the garbage out of your system."Mary moved out of the way so Jill could place a big bowl of soup in front of me. The smell reminded me of times as a little boy when Mom had given me the same thing. Or, I should say what I was. I took the mic and told the crowd who I was and what I was there for the people cheered clapped and whistled I noticed before the house lights were dimmed down there was quite a few women in the audience some with guys others by themselves and some with girlfriends.So I knew this was going to be a great show I gave the women on stage their word to put them even deeper into a relaxed state then before , they were all dressed in shorts high heels some in t shirts others in tube tops and all were. The clearing wasn't one clearing; it was in fact two separate spaces standing side by side. Unfortunately the opening between the two blended together, the woods bordering the second clearing making it look like there was one continuous wall of forest instead of there being a small gap through which we could travel. Once we did, we found a new trail. This one headed west.We had a drink from our canteens, a nibble of food, and a use of nature's privy, and then we moved on. I took the lead again. ‘We need to talk about us, Christina.’ ‘I don’t want to talk about us.’ I got angry. ‘Why? Because you’re ashamed of me? Our relationship is built on a God damned lie!’ Her face scrunched. ‘Don’t say it like that. I don’t mean it like that. You know how my father is.’ ‘When were you born, Christina?’ She paused. ‘Eighty-two.’ ‘Which makes you how old?’ Her face changed again. A bit of a laugh and then, ‘Shut up, you. It’s not that simple. You should know that.’ I lowered my tone. ‘You don’t.