Shandi swung her legs out of bed and sat on the edge looking down at me. I must have seemed really pathetic to her laying on my stomach tied up in my ...wn house exactly as she had left me looking up at her desperately from the floor. I could only communicate with my eyes and hoped through this window that she may be able to see the distress and discomfort I was in.To me she looked evil. It was in stark contrast to Tahlia. I had learned to read Tahlia’s eyes so well, they were true windows into. ”The rest nodded their agreement, even the gaudy merchant Garman. Rayner had expected resistance, but seeing the ravages of war had made them all sympathetic.“The councilwoman has rooms ready for everyone. The staff will take your things to your rooms,” Tessa said.“Everyone? In this hotel?” Axel asked“The wealthy patrons of this establishment fled long ago. And us refugees won’t be staying here once you spread out that loot amongst us. The rooms are reserved for those who fought,” Tessa. This was a good move being open last night. I told the women to go home. I think Fran got the least sleep of any of us."I stayed until nine and then I went home for a few hours. I went back to the store at five and closed it at nine. I stayed for an hour tabulating what we had taken in. Tomorrow I would come in and work on ordering more stock to replace my depleted inventory. It looked to be a great Christmas Season.Helen drove up Sunday morning to get Pattie. Fran and I both liked her. She had. The old man would shout, “When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt you for the rest of your life!”Neighbors feared him. The old man liked the fact that he was feared. Then one evening, he died when he was 98. After the burial, her neighbors, concerned for her safety, asked, “Aren’t you afraid that he may indeed be able to dig his way out of the grave and haunt you for the rest of your life?”(HERE IT COMES!!!)The wife said, “Let him dig. I had him buried.