He had an instant in which to register surprise before he made contactwith the pavement - and pain rushed through his body in a terrible sheet ofagony...a split second before he felt utterly numb. Unable to move, he found himself laying in the middle of the street. Timeseemed to have slowed to a crawl, and he watched with remarkable clarity theslow-motion actions going on around him. Like the woman on the motor-cycle who had hit him. She was grinning -GRINNING - across the handle bars at him,. I brought the cans along with the Parmesan cheese to the table.After I prayed, the pizza box was opened and everyone helped themselves. I had ordered an extra large and there was plenty. When we finished eating, Amy said, “What were you going to do?”I said, “I have some more on the computer to do. I will be there. I will probably turn on the radio, too.”Gail smiled. “I’m working on my next ham test.”Amy said, “Do you mind if I watch TV?”“Not at all.”Gail and I went into the radio room and took. Watson's class first semester last year!”After looking at him for an almost rude amount of time, I remember him.“Oh my god, Josh, is that you? I thought you had enrolled early into your school?” I say as I shift the food into one arm.He casually leans against the porch rail and says, “I decided to stay and work for some extra money before I leave. We should go out and maybe get some lunch like we used to! It won't be the same since we won't have to sneak back into school but it’ll be nice. I grinned at her, and when she caught my look, she blushed and looked away. We turned around and headed back toward the keep. I was not looking forward to the ride. I was suddenly very much missing cars with comfortable leather seats. The horse bounced me along, and I held on as best I could. Damn horses. Someone should start inventing a car right now. We entered the wood without speaking. One of the soldiers a head of me in the line was whistling a wonderful Highland ballad. I knew it was.