Juancho saw the floor coming, in a foggy way, he hit it face first, with a thump, and then he twisted once onto his back, and lay with his eyes still ...pen, until the dim light of the single lantern was gone.What followed was a prodigious uproar of combat from the group of men at the tables. Knives, swords and pistols flashed everywhere, and then Aba fired his pistol so close to Isabel's head that she stood like one stunned while hearing one man at the table that was in the very act of firing. I had no trouble finding her as she was right where she said she would be. God, she looked sexy sitting up against a tree. Her eyes were closed and she was at rest. The only give away was the little smile on her lips.She had on jeans, running shoes, and a denim shirt that was totally unbuttoned. Under the shirt and exposed to my view she had one of those long line bras that are popular at the moment in a blue that matched her shirt. And that bra, oh that bra fit her perfectly. It lied. A glance north and the long road lay hot, dusty and more to the point, empty, she turned south and there too was a long and empty ribbon of tar shimmering in the heat. Dejected she leant on the defective machine. Now the car was still, the heat, oppressive; she had two cold drinks left, no shelter and no food save a single Hershey bar in the ice box.She erected the roof for shade and opened both doors for ventilation. An hour past, sweat dripped from her nose, the sunhat she had got from her. The bag she was carrying was imposing as well, a well packed gymbag it seemed to be. Bertha than said, I was hoping to get to know youbetter, and later this afternoon found out that it would be sooner thaneven I anticipated, as Ms Sally found me and told me about how reluctantyou were when she asked you for a simple personal favor, and that you mayneed your attitude adjusted a bit. Well Kathy dear, that is what I dobest as you will soon come to understand.With that Bertha walked past Kathy.