“So you think it’s real, as well,” Monica said quietly, “but for a different reason, I suppose.”
“Yeah,” Jake said. XXX He had been one of the soldiers she’d fled from. Dropping to the ground, Nikka tried to scramble away but Hymi grabbed her loose garment and pulled her right up off the ground. The two hugged quickly then Diana hurried back into her hut. That’s what was sticking out of Hymi’s chest! Jake didn’t love her, and she didn’t love him, but they could share their bodies with each other and shared a semblance of companionship. Turning on the faucet, he rinsed his face and neck, then dried off and went back to bed. “But the peaceful people in the village did not rape, murder and dismember my people.
