When I reached our duplex David's car was nowhere to be found, much toboth my surprise and appreciation. I rushed through the front door andquickly lo...ked it behind me, then pressed my back into the door, feelingthe weight settle on my ribs."What can I do," I whispered, avoiding the full sound of my tightenedvocal chords. Now out of danger, I walked up the stairs, into thebathroom, and flicked the light.And there she was, staring back at me in the mirror. The girl that had,in some way or. I am going over to the Paradise Motel two streets over I know the owner he lets me have rooms for an hour or so here and there. I am going to check in and pay for a whole night, I will text you the room number, and if you want to re-new our passionate affair come to the Motel, and we will fuuuuck all afternoon and into the evening. If you aren’t still on the pill we will get some rubbers and just sport fuck.”“I I can’t and I” I turned her and kissed her“I will text you in half and hour and it. It hit with a crash, sweeping his feet out from under him. Before he could hit the floor, Kat's hands flashed to the pair of ceramic reinforced knives she carried in her belt and she hurled them both at the second man.There was another roaring explosion from her left, but she ignored it, trusting in Bob to handle his side of the room. Her knives struck home with a meaty thunk. One entered the man's throat, just under his chin, and the other was planted firmly in the shoulder of the guard's. She made it to the wood line just as the entire area around where the pool had been was filled with tree’s. These tree’s were now massive and old to ruinous age. She watched as they died and fell, new saplings sprang up to take their places. Over and over this happened, then it stopped as the reality of the hill caught up with the world around it. A dark and forbidding wood now stood in place of the empty pool and hill. It felt old and ancient, not something to be found in the current world..