For as far as the eye could see in the gathering blackness were the canvas tents, aligned in circles emanating out from the great bonfire at the festi...al grounds center. Other, smaller fires could be seen breaking through the inky darkness, allowing loose the shadows to dance and play within their glows reach.'So many years, ' Ian thought as the crowd gathered. 'So many moments, so many good and happy memories, so much history has passed through this single spot.'Ian looked at those close to. The other, captained by Horace, chopped trees and bamboo in order to create a framework to lash on top of the raft. This would allow a rigid structure onto which we would attach mast and sails, rigging, rudder, and daggerboards. Patricia had designed the thing on a piece of paper salvaged from the plane, and after showing it to Horace, he took on the carpentry tasks. The two seemed to have reached an uneasy truce; they were obviously attracted to one another, but the man’s pride and his. They seemed to be the new fashion amongstthe young mothers who frequented his newsagents during the school run. Theywere flat and round toed, with little girl straps. It was this juxtapositionbetween the girliness of the shoes and the well to do women in their late twentiesor early thirties who wore them that aroused him. It was because of the shoes that he'd paid particular attention to one womanthat morning. In many ways she was typical of his new clientele, harassed bytwo small children. “I don’t think we should do this Mike. It’s been so long since my last relationship. I want to believe me, I want nothing more then to kiss you but we are just friends.” She said. She gets off the couch and she goes to her room. I tried to stop her but I couldn’t get the words out. I lay on the couch for about 10 minutes and decided that I couldn’t leave it at this. I got up off the couch and went to hear room. I knocked on the door and walked in. She was laying on her bed with her robe was on.