She returned with an ex-army torch. ‘The batteries are OK. It should do. Now. The toilet is out there. You go and freshen yourself up and we’ll so...n have you on your way.’ When I returned she had a cardboard box on the kitchen table. ‘I’ve put a few things in to keep you going if the car breaks down. It won’t but just in case…’ ‘Thank you.’ ‘Just get home safely to your parents, please Geoff.’ She kissed me. They stood under the portico as I drove away. Without the heavy load in the back seat. Maybe I would be here all night. What if there were bats or rats or other creatures of the night? I don’t know if I was becoming more aroused or more afraid.Then I heard the sound of someone walking through the cave. I kept waiting for the lights to come on, but everything remained dark. It almost sounded like the footsteps were coming up the trail to where I was, but I knew that this was just a trick of the way sound travels in a cave. Then I heard a voice from just in front of me, “Did. Ariel shuddered.Please let it be a joke, Ariel thought to herself, a joke, please, let it be that. She swallowed and said ?You’re just - just teasing me, right, Cally? Just - scaring me??Callista stepped back, her face suddenly breaking into a smile. ?Of course I must just be teasing you, muffin!? She reached up, placing her hand on the lever. ?Anything else would be unthinkable! If I wasn’t just teasing, you would be in serious trouble, wouldn’t you? Think of what might happen.? Ariel. She can feel the tension and tightness of the muscles beneath her fingers, but she can also feel the strength of his body. As she is doing this, he turns around and gives her a big smile with a look of surprise to see her, but she can tell that he is happy she is there. As he sits there, trying to get the strength to get up and move towards the shower, he feels hands start massaging his shoulders. God it feels good to him. Everything is so tense in his body, but those fingers start to work.