Even as I dropped I flinched, awaiting the impact of the bullet surely headed my way.Time stopped at that point.For a momentary all eternity existed i... an instant. We were all frozen in a perplexing tableau. The Speaker held in the arms of my protectors, me falling away, attempting to drop clear of the bullet. The surrounding eyewitnesses each reacted to the obscene scene, as the most powerful person in congress, tried to kill the President.When time started again, my chest was suddenly on. Finding a perculating coffee pot she filled it with water and lit a burner on the stove.She had just poured the hot water in the cup as Lyn entered. Lyn drank the tea and ate the toast,ignoring Destini the entire time.Finishing her breakfast and faced Destini. "Mic does not have to work today,so your going to be inside.He will be training you and when I get home,if I have a bad day,I'm going to take it out on you."She turned and left,Destini hoping Lyn had a good day. Mic awoke. She leaned over and kissed me on the chin. "Tony's having a bad day. He thinks it's safer not talking." He's probably right," Traci said sharply, then glared at me. Then she grinned, came over, and sat on my other leg.Bad day was an understatement. It started at seven, which is bad all by itself since it was still summer and I could have slept in till nine-thirty.Mom knocked and stuck her head in the door. "Tony, can I borrow your car?" No!" I snapped and buried my head under my pillow.Mom. " Well, repeat it, --repeat it, I beg of you, that I may at last believe it! Tell me for the hundredth time that you refuse my love, which had your mother's sanction. Make me understand once for all that you are trifling with my happiness, that my life or death are nothing to you. Ah, to have dreamed for ten years of being your husband, Mercedes, and to lose that hope, which was the only stay of my existence!" At least it was not I who ever encouraged you in that hope, Fernand," replied.