John starts passing out some beers for everyone and we start chugging. Adam was done first, then John, then me. And as we all stare at Mike he starts ...hoking on his beer and we all start laughing. Adam asks John if there was any other people coming. John says he invited a couple more but didnt hear anything from them yet. He just shrugs and says " i dont care who shows up! Ive got my buddies, beer, and little pills of joy."Mike and adam both look at john like he was crazy but then John tosses. ”“I don’t think so. Mom would have given me a lecture. I’d never hear the end of it. You wouldn’t, like now. You don’t care. Plus, I’d never be able to ask her what I want to ask you,” Molly said and snickered as she leaned on the front of my desk with both arms.I looked at her with a questionable look. “Ask me something?”“Yes, daddy. Ask you something. I want to know, and be truthful with me, but did you like what you saw?”I leaned back into my chair as Molly rolled a pencil back and forth on. ” “There are always losses in war.” Zander said. “Yes. Of course.” Brock looked at the map like he was confused by it, “There are always sacrifices. One man’s life is worth no more than another’s in the grand game of chance. It’s a lottery, really. Nothing you can do.” “Brock?” I asked. He suddenly seemed lost. He stared at me like he didn’t recognize me at all. I peered into his mind, and was struck with the sinking emptiness that had caverned him hollow. “Oh god…” I whispered. He stumbled. She tried pushing away from the wall with her other hand but the pain in her back was like a dull knife stabbing at her. “Who are you and what the fuck do you want ?” Chrissy said to her unknown attacker. “Shut up and you won’t get hurt,” the deep voice said from close behind her right ear. The wave of fear that had been descending upon her turned into adrenalin fueled excitement as she recognized the voice breathing heavily on her neck. Her skin tingled as she felt a hand moving up the back of.