I asked the 7-year-old the other night if she was afraid of ‘monsters’ when she shied away from a dark room. She looked at me like I was crazy — monsters are for losers who don’t need to fear war, abductions and explosions.

— Riverbend
Chapter 19, Page 17

Chapter 19, Page 17

It’s getting to crunch time in my recent life changes.  I bought a house…which I haven’t seen yet.  So let me rephrase that — I have bought my girlfriend a house. Closing’s in two weeks, and then there’s moving, and making repairs to my current home…

So if I’m a little flaky or stressed out, please forgive me.  🙂

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Roger: Uh...yes. It's clear. The fighting is around the courtyard.
Jacob: Okay, go. You may not want to look at the -- monitors. Huh. They're off. Lola wouldn't have turned them off...so Msaka must have taken this area.
Msaka: Actually, just this room. It's where we're holding the ambush.

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Discussion (3)¬

  1. Unmaker says:

    Now Jacob gets to decide: negotiate with Lola like he wants to or allow the ambush like Msaka wants. There are, of course, other possibilities like stepping away while Lola and Msaka see who can be more ruthless (hint: Lola) and then dealing with the winner.

    • Deoxy says:

      “negotiate with Lola like he wants to or allow the ambush like Msaka wants.”

      Unless it’s an ambush OF HIM, which is how that sounds…

  2. Jordan says:

    …An ambush of whom?