I stormed out of my long-time boyfriends bedroom and into the hallway of his apartment building. He was only a step behind me. "Nicks, please, please ...on't go," he asked seriously. He caught my arm and pulled me to face him. His huge beautiful blue eyes stared me down, silently apologizing. "I'm so sorry," he half whispered. I sighed. "Andy, if you want me to stay you'll learn to grow up," I murmmered harshly. He looked hurt and sighed. It was like a punch to the gut to see the pain in his. What is your request my friend?’ ‘Shoot me. End this here, let me die with honor than live as one of those creatures.’ ‘Shintaro, we can find a way to cure this,’ Ken started to argue not wanting to end his brave man’s life. ‘No Ken, there is no other way. Please, I beg you as a warrior and as a friend. Let me die with dignity and honor.’ Ken gazed down to the dark floor of the labyrinth as his mind raced. Closing his eyes he nodded. ‘I’ll secure the perimeter,’ said Carlos. ‘I’ll come with. Their soirées would go on into the early hours. It never bothered me. It wasn’t as if I had guests that were being disturbed by the noise. Besides, it was a sign of life in the neighborhood.Through Amelia, I discovered her aunt and uncle were fun-loving lushes, inebriated almost every night. Neither mistreated her. By all accounts, they were pleasant and generous. Amelia’s only complaint was she’d occasionally miss singing classes because they were a bit forgetful when they’d drink. It was one. “Hey, I didn’t steal nothing, bitch!” As he spoke, he took a few steps towards me.I shook my head slowly, shocked at the tone of this exchange. As Carl approached me, I retreated and my mouth moved, but nothing came out. A few steps was all it took to back me against a wall. Carl stopped a step away, a snarl on his face. His eyes looked me up and down as well, undressing me just like his father did. My eyes darted to his father, who was just looking on, with interest, but apparently without.