When I came to, the first thing I noticed was the smell of blood and bile. The second thing I noticed was that, thankfully, I was no longer staring in...o the lifeless visage of my former tormentor. In fact, a brief survey of my surroundings showed that all of the bodies had been removed. I staggered to my feet. The knife he had threatened me with was still on the floor; I grabbed it without thinking and made my way outside.There were signs of more fighting throughout the town, especially near. "I'll try to keep her quiet about your girlfriends," he said.Even with Kent's offer to try to control Tracy, I found myself on edge at breakfast. They were sitting at one end of the table and I was seated near the middle. I tried not looking their way but I was very much aware of Tracy's malevolent presence and couldn't help but wonder when she was going to strike. It was unnerving. If it hadn't been for Shirley sitting across the table from me, I would have left the group.The 'group' was the. I asked him why, because we usually sleep in one big family tent.“We thought it would be a good idea to put you and Matt in a separate tent,” he said. Now, my parents are not prudish, and they are far from naive, so I’m pretty sure they knew that Kelly and I were both sexually active. They had made sure we knew about contraception, and seemed to trust us to be careful without further lecturing. Still, even though there was room for Matt in the big tent, I’m sure they thought it would be better. Serendipity happens. Maybe if I'd had you practice one more time the actual photograph would have left you looking sweetly vulnerable or defiantly angry or maybe only like a Halloween decoration."That was good for another glare."The camera freezes very tiny slices of time. It catches transitional expressions that our eyes don't otherwise notice, such as eyes closed in a blink." Oh." She sighed and turned an embarrassed shade of pink. "Yeah, I've had a couple of those."Obviously there was more.