On his longer days, he runs fifteen down and fifteen back. The only time he slows down is the first five or so when we're with him, and his cool down ...hen he's almost back to the Retreat."Turning to Kayla, Carter went on. "I need to start running at a different time. You're already well beyond me. I know that you're holding back so we three can run together for those first five. I saw how you picked up your pace when I dropped out. It's not fair for you to have to hold back for me."But Kayla. My warm gassy lager was suddenly unappealing, and I had clearly had the last meaningful conversation in that pub for that night. I stood and began to walk out. It was just about the longest pub in town, swirling colours mixed with hope and desperation, failure and compromise. I plugged myself in and began to move, a step ahead. I found each gap between the glassy-eyed revellers and I noted them driving each other higher into the realms of the unreal, shouting out their deepest desires to others. I will marry you and I've been missing our sex life in a very big way Kayla. I want it too. Maybe I was just missing it so much that I did it with Hope, can you forgive me?” I asked.Then she gave me another kiss, she hugged me as well as she had a few tears going down her cheek.“I'm in love with you Joe, you are like the sweetest guy in the world and this was for you," Kayla said."What are you talking about?" I asked."I asked her to do this for you, so I had her try and get you to stay. I knew. “Well, that doesn’t matter” explained the teacher. “You don’t even know what it means”. “I do, too!” Little Johnny retorted. “It means the car won’t start”.A Desperado rides into town and downs a few drinks at the saloon. When he steps outside again, he finds his horse has been stolen. The Desperado swears, steps back into the bar, and fires a round into the piano. The room goes dead silent. “I’m gonna have one more beer” the Desperado bellows to the terrified crowd “and if my horse ain’t back.