It was relativly small but still made her wince when she redirected her gaze which was locked on her own wrists as they came from rubbing her scalp.Sh...ckles. Rusty heavy metal clamps were on each of her wrists, the hard red marks were around its edges as the metal bit into her skin. She was taking it all in as she shifted and heard the heavy link chains on her wrists buff, she also looked on to her ankles, the same. Heavy metal shakles binded them around the bone joint, painfully, and pulling. Sie zogen die Kleidung ohne Argwohn an und wurden alle krank. Einer nach dem anderen starb. Die wenigen die noch überlebten begruben ihre Stammesmitglieder nicht weit von hier, in der nähe eines Hügels. Seit der Zeit, wuchs an dieser Stelle kein Baum mehr. Bevor die wenigen Überlebenden den Ort ihre Väter verließen, sprachen sie noch einen Fluch aus. Jeder, der die Totenruhe störte, sollte von den Geistern des Waldes verfolgt werden und den schnellen Tod finden. Komisch das es mir erst jetzt. I knew that moving into the new school would mean a few weeks without friends, but my experience was that within those two or three weeks I would again have a buddy or two and we'd be playing baseball.All of those plans were put on hold when I saw Jessica Eileen Miller. Jessie was pert, always smiling. She wasn't beautiful but she was healthy and glowing. She had a button nose, blue eyes and dirty blonde hair that reached almost to her waist. She had a thin waist which accentuated her small. "What you're doing ... it's dangerous," I said.She shrugged. "I know," she told me, "but I'm careful." Look," I said, "don't take this the wrong way..." I fumbled in my wallet and handed her my card. "One day, you might need a friend. If you do, I hope you'll think of me."She took the card, glanced at it and tucked it in her backpack; then ... I thought it was impulsive ... she put her hand behind my neck, pulled my head down and kissed my cheek. "Thanks," she said, "you're a gentleman."Before.