You could hear his voice falter as she stepped away from his stand, “H-have a n-nice day ma’am…” Busy drinking in the side profile of her brea...ts, she caught your lustful gaze out of the corner of her eye as she wheeled away from the lemonade stand. Your eyes shot to the ground, she had definitely caught you, but what now? Scanning as your embarrassed eyes lifted themselves from the wood planked pier you spotted her.There she was in all her glory, right in front of you. Mumbling unintelligibly,. Only use it if necessary. Yell if you see Aket." Patty took the gun warily, but took off down the left alley. Jane watched her go, then took off at a steady pace. Jane could run and run well. Gray Wolf had been impressed with her long distance running and ability to pace herself. A Tamahumara Indian of Northern Mexico had helped train her and he too had come to respect her abilities, though his skills far outstripped Jane's. There were few to rival a Tamahumara for long distance running. She. Sometimes it’s just time for a town to be wiped out, and trying to evacuate would cause just as much harm as the event itself. Pompeii was that way. I lead the way, encouraging as many as who were willing to, to leave but I didn’t feel responsible for those who chose to stay put. I didn’t have time to waste cajoling or soothing ruffled feathers, so just pulled along every one who was influenced by my charisma, and left it at that. I didn’t look back as our ragged flotilla sailed away, already. “Don’t do this to me now.” I slammed the car hood shut and prayed that the smoke rolling out of it didn’t mean my trip was over for good. This was so lame. I hadn't even gotten a hundred miles before my ancient pinto sputtered to a stop. It had taken me six months to save up enough money for this trip and now it might all have been for nothing. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and willed it to call a tow truck. Instead of buying a fancy new Iphone that could have been a help right now, I.