. Mommie. Where are you?Finally the cries faded as we heard, "Please, Mommie, I don't want to die."Then as before, silence.Even though my friends and ... had heard this all before, hearing it again sent the same chills through us. I sensed Kim was just as unsettled. He looked around at us, mirroring our concern, then said, "Who is that poor person."It sounds like she's in a dreadful situation." We don't know," I told him. "We first heard her plea just a few moments ago." She's dead, isn't she?". After dinner, the two 11-year-olds played catch until sundown, with Billy trying to imitate the pitchers he worshipped."We won't be able to do that much longer in this backyard," Emma's father remarked as they wrapped up. "As Emma loves to swim so much, we've decided to use my bonus this year to pay for an in-ground pool." Well, if we can swim in your pool, you can play ball in our backyard!" offered Billy's mother. "Better for us, as you're the one paying the cost to install, maintain and fill. I proved that I didn’t have any. “What girl would have me if I was away from her so much ... on a weekend besides? Not a single phone call! American girls can’t live like that.”She got real cheerful since that made perfect sense. No woman in LA, especially a hot one, would tolerate such treatment.Next we had to discuss practical aspects of her meeting Wednesday with Mark. She would need clothes, stylish lunch clothes, which meant either going home after a Tuesday release, or spending an hour in. For nearly a palm-width after it was light enough to see, there was nothing but smoke from fires. Then, when the sun was well up, another small band of cavalry departed the fort, this time going north.As the sun reached its zenith, three Mexicotal officers arrived on horseback, riding at a trot. Tanda turned to Tazi."Tuck should be at the meeting point two miles to the east. Go fetch him. Be careful! Just because we don't see any Mexicotal scouts, doesn't mean they aren't out here!"Tazi nodded,.