You are sitting in front of me. It's our first date. You look troubled. As we talk about our lifes, you go on and on about your ex. She hurt you... I ...an see it ...I can feel it. Somehow those eyes of yours communicate the pain really well. I feel my heart tighten as I realize the amount of care you feel towards her. You smile back at me...but I can tell it's a polite forced smile. Deep inside you feel pain...and your broken heart is still bruised. I have never been dumped before...but I have. His dark hair had tumbled over his pale face and obscured one of his red eyes. He was wearing a boyish smile that made him seem young and happy, and carefree."Every time I look at your face, I can see just a little bit more of what you will become," he said softly. With a grace that should be denied to evil, he traced his pale fingertips across my forehead and over the hair that sweat had pressed to my face.We both knew what I was becoming. "Have I been sufficiently punished, Master?" I asked. Donna Glenn was a gem.Jake arrived at the physical therapy clinic ten minutes before Boris and Nina. He parked on the back row of a parking lot which gave him a good view of the clinic entrance and its approaches. The man Andy had described was already there, standing across the street.Jake got out of his car, crossed the street, and approached the man who took no notice of him. When he reached him, Jake took control of him, commandeering his loyalty and making him speak frankly.“Who are. It looked like something she would wear to a funeral, but she'd wrapped a big blue belt around her waist and had two blue butterfly barrettes in her hair. It seemed to transform the dress completely.Just a few seconds after Brianna's arrival, Nicole was quickly behind her. She was wearing a green dress just a few sizes smaller, but of the same design as her mother's. I found it odd, that the two of them not only looked alike, but they chose nearly the same exact dress as well. I grinned.