Author's Notes:
|
| A new virus has just been discovered that has
been

classified by Microsoft and by McAfee as the most
| destructive virus ever!
This virus was discovered yesterday afternoon by
McAfee and no vaccine has yet been developed. This
| virus simply destroys Sector Zero from the hard
|disk, where vital information for it's
functioning
| is stored. This virus acts in the following
manner: It sends
| itself automatically to all contacts on your
list
with the title

"A Virtual Card for You".

As soon as the supposed virtual card is opened,
the computer
freezes so that the user has to reboot. When the
ctrl+alt+del keys or the reset button are pressed,
the virus destroys Sector Zero, thus permanently
| destroying the hard disk.

Yesterday, in just a few
hours, this virus caused panic in New York,
according to news broadcasts by CNN
(http://www.cnn.com/).
| An employee of Microsoft itself received this
alert.

So don't open any mails with the subject "A
Virtual
| Card for You". As soon as you get the mail,
delete
it.

Please pass on this mail to all your friends.
Forward this to everyone in your address book. I
would rather receive this 25 times than not at
all.

Also, Intel announced that a new and very
destructive virus as discovered recently. If you
receive an e-mail called

"An Internet Flower For You"

do not open it. Delete it right away! This
virus removes all dynamic link libraries (.dll
files) from your computer. Your computer will not
be
able to boot up!!

PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT
LIST!!

| Mark Satchell
|
| Ingram Micro UK LTd
|

x_x no i didn't make this up. it was sent to me by someone i know while i was checking my mail. two friends of mine actually got affected by it.......consider this a fair warning. anyway, thanks for the emails, and here's the next chapter to Got Milk.......

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Got Milk? Chapter 13 - By: Hell's Huntress (DevilsHuntress@aol.com)
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A year and two months have passed....14 months since Serena last saw or remembered anything about Darien or Mina. However, Serenity always remained in her mind. Yet she never really did see her daughter again.

" Serena, " Emily's warm voice called out to her still form.

Serena, who seemed to be caught in a trance while gazing at the sunset, snapped out of it and turned around. " Oh, hi Emily, " she smiled.

The little girl looked up at her and handed her two daisies. Serena stared at the flowers, dumbfounded for a moment before looking up to face the small girl. " Are these for me? "

Emily nodded with a big grin on her face. " There are two of them.....one of the flowers is you and the other one is your daughter. I know you're thinking of her again. I just wanted to give you these so you won't feel sad anymore, " she stated with an innocent tone to her voice.

Serena couldn't help but smile widely at the girl, while her eyes started to water a bit, but she didn't cry. Taking the flowers in her hand, she observed them for a moment before bending down to wrap the girl in a warm embrace.

Emily hugged her back. " Feeling happy now? "

" Yes, " Serena laughed fondly at the child.

" She must be big now....you're daughter I mean, " Emily smiled. " maybe she knows how to talk. "

Serena wiped her moist eyes for a few seconds and laughed weakly. " Yes, I'm sure she probably knows a few words...." Her sentence trailed off at this. Her first words....weren't a baby's first words "dada" or "mama"? If Serenity could say these by now....who was she calling mama?

This made Serena frown a bit. She was suppose to be by Serenity's side....she was suppose to be the woman Serenity would reach out to and call "mama," and not some other woman. And what about that man she saw? The one that carried Serenity? Would he be the man her daughter thought of as "dada" by now?

That man not only made Serena wonder, but he scared her. She had been getting even more visions lately....more visions about that man and more familiar feelings that seemed to be memories she didn't recognize. She just didn't tell anyone and forced herself to believe that they were only foolish things making her loose her mind since Serenity wasn't around.

Serenity.....Serena's mind floated back to her child. Just the name brought a smile to her lips. She couldn't help but wonder if Serenity could walk now.....roll on her back.....talk....who knew what a baby could do once they reached an area somewhere around the age of one? Did Serenity even feel any feelings for the strange new woman who was suppose to be her mother? Or did the child somehow feel different around whoever was by her side?

Serena had once been told by Mother that babies can tell when they're in their mothers' arms or not. She said that once babies are with someone else, they often cry more because they somehow know that they're not with a parent. Serena didn't really believe this, but she had to admit that she'd often wonder if it was true.

" Why don't you find her, " Emily's voice cut through her train of thoughts.

" What, " Serena snapped out of her trance and turned toward the child.

" Why don't you find Serenity, " she repeated, staring up at the older girl with big blue eyes.

Serena shook her head and laughed. " I can't find her....I don't know where she is. "

" I know....that's why you must find her. I know she really means a lot to you. "

" Well, yes she does.......but I don't know where to start looking. She could be anywhere, " she smiled weakly.

" Yes, but didn't you tell me before that you remember seeing a man once carry Serenity away? You can try to look for that man or maybe ask someone who might know him...."

" Like who? There are many guys here with black hair. For all I know he took Serenity off to another country. Besides, who will I ask? "

Emily sighed. Perhaps there was no point in trying to be logical....after all, she was very young. She was probably too young for Serena's brains, but she knew that maybe there could be a way to look for Serena's child.

" Why don't you go into town? "

" What? Town? I....Why-why would I go there, " Serena's heart started pounding. She hasn't been to town in a year, now that she thought about it. She's been staying with Mother, and the kids at home all the time. Only David left to go get water or other things they needed, but only he left the country side. Serena never left the safety of the tall trees and golden plains for fear that someone from the hospital might see her and recognize her. If someone did, then what? Would they take her back to that prison they call "a hospital to save people's lives" ?

" Yeah....David's going back to town again soon because he has to pick up a few things for Mother. He'll be going there in the morning and coming at late evening. He'll be paying trips there for two weeks straight. You can go with him. Who knows? You might actually see Serenity there. "

Serena bended down and looked Emily in the eyes. A weak smile formed on her lips. " Emily, I really appreciate your concern. It feels good knowing that someone knows that it really hurts not having Serenity with me, but.......let's just say there's a small chance I'll see Serenity in a huge crowd in town in only a few weeks. She might not even live close to town. Besides, I love you and your family....I love staying here. I can't really ask for anything more..... "

" I know, but you could always try. You never know what could happen, " Emily looked up at her with innocent eyes that brightened into a smile. " Besides, we love you too. That's why I want you to be happy because I know that the only thing you want more is to be with Serenity. "

Serena could've sworn she was talking to an adult, but in front of her stood a child who only spoke out of the innocent thoughts that floated in her mind. She didn't really know what she was saying. In a way she did, but probably because she was innocent and knew that a mother loves her child. The child didn't know what truth her words possessed.

Serena opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. What would she say? Emily was right.....maybe it would be unreasonable and probably stupid to go into town where there was a huge chance that she might get caught and a small chance that she might actually see her daughter again. But then again, it was the only chance she had to see Serenity again, so shouldn't she take it no matter how big the risk?

Serena gripped Emily's shoulders for a brief moment before turning away to look at David. He was feeding Bianca. The man obviously cared for Serenity, yet she never really showed any feelings for him than those for a brother's. Maybe this was her chance to actually get to know him more and find Serenity.....even though it sounded unrealistic.

Serena was debating with her mind. She was trying to convince herself to do something either realistic and logical or something risky and very unreasonable. Obviously, any other person would use their brains and do something not so careless like going into to town.....but Serena was different. She was a mother and she was desperate.....that's what made the competion rise within her.

Her train of thoughts were cut short when David looked up. He smiled at her warmly when he caught her staring at him, and a small blush tinted her cheeks. Serena was about to turn away when something held her back.

Planted in her spot, Serena turned to Emily who was looking up at her intently and innocently....as if expecting an answer. She looked like a small toddler silently begging candy from a parent. Serena couldn't help it. Her mind died from thinking and she did the only thing she knew she had to do....

She looked up at David and smiled back. Perhaps she would go to town after all.

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The busy cars honked their horns while people with cellphones ran quickly down the streets. Early morning traffic caused an atmosphere of noise to rise from within the city. Nearby, a cab quickly parked beside a coffee shop, allowing two strangers in town to rise from within it.

David bent down and paid the driver before leading Serena into the coffee shop for some early morning breakfast. The two had skipped it, since David seldom ate any breakfast and Serena was too anxious. Now that she was actually in town, she realized how hungry she was and felt the need to digest everything she saw around her.

The coffee shop doors opened allowing the sweet smell of coffee to reach Serena's nose. She allowed to the scent to drift within her, causing a small smile to rise to her lips. It was heaven.

Pulling out a seat for Serena, David made sure she was comfortably seated before heading for the counter to order some coffee.

A man came up to greet David, thought it wasn't a very cheerful greeting. " What can I get you, " he asked flattly.

David took note of the cast around his arm before focusing his full attention on the orders he wanted. " I'll have two lattes to go please, extra froth on one of them. "

The man quickly jotted it down on his cash register. " Anything else, " he asked.

David turned toward Serena and asked, " Anything you want other than coffee? "

Serena, who seemed was almost lost in another trance, turned toward David and smiled, " No thanks. I'll just have the coffee. "

The man behind the counter turned toward the woman David was speaking, causing his eyes to widen. He recognized that girl.....she was the one that had kicked him in his balls more than a year ago at the very same coffee shop. She was the woman that killed Beryl....and it was because of her that Darien had nearly killed him.

" That's it, " David replied turning back toward the man. Noticing his shocked espression, David cocked his brow and cleared his throat, snapping the man out of it. " Huh? Oh...sorry. Umm, yeah that's it. So your two lattes are on the way...one of them with extra froth, " he stated to make sure the order was right.

David nodded and leaned on the counter while waiting to receive the coffee.

Serena, on the other hand, was staring blankly out the window at a huge building. It looked so familiar to her.....even the coffee shop did. She felt strange. The way those really tall and skinny girls would rush into the building as if they were getting ready for a photo shoot, the way they'de smile at each other really quickly before running......all too familiar.

One girl with chestnut brown and emerald green eyes quickly walked in the shop and practically ran to the counter.

" One cappuchino to go please, " she sounded as if she were in a hurry.

Lifting her hand, she checked the time while shaking her leg in anticipation. Serena stared at the tall woman. She was too familiar....the way her brown hair curled around her waist, and the way her voice sounded so familiar.....it was too strange for Serena. It almost scared her.

Another employee working at the coffee shop quickly handed the girl her change and the coffee.
" Another photo shoot again, huh Lita? "

" Yeah, " the chestnut haired female turned toward the other girl while walking toward the doors.
" I'm sorry but I gotta go. See ya later, " she quickly rushed out the doors, not even managing to look around the coffee shop.

The girl behind the counter smiled and shook her head before walking off to serve other customers.

David stepped back from the counter with the coffee in his hands and set them down on the table before Serena. Grabbing a seat, he sat himself down and handed Serena her coffee. " There you go....coffee here's really good, " he smiled.

Serena smiled back while taking a small sip of the steaming liquid. " You're right, it's good, " she grinned.

David took a sip of his own coffee while both stared outside in an uncomfortable silence. Both seemed lost in their own thoughts, except David was lost in wondering about Serena while Serena was lost while staring at a red haired woman who had just entered the coffee shop.

The woman was carrying a blonde haired child who was crying in her arms. The little girl's blue eyes stared at the red haired woman as if she were a witch. Tears escaped down her rosy cheeks while the woman yelled at her.

" Will you little brat just shut up?! God it's not like I even wanted to take care of you, " she muttered while rapidly shaking the child.

Small chokes escaped the child's throat while she continued crying.

Serena knitted her brows together. Why would a woman treat her daughter like that? She acted as if she wasn't even her mother. Pity filled up her heart and Serena found herself staring into the child's teary eyes. For some reason, the child seemed to stop crying for a moment while staring into Serena own blue ones. The little girl blinked her tears away before suddenly crying again upon hearing the woman yell.

" Finally you stopped.....Don't you start again damnit! "

Serena frowned at this and tried to find the child's eyes again, but instead found herself staring into the midnight blue eyes of an ebony haired man who had just entered the coffee shop. The man's eyes widened as their gazes locked in silent shock.

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Author's Notes: Haha! Cliffhangers! I'm evil! :) Anyway, thanks again for the reviews. Sorry for the typos and for making this so short but I'm hurrying up because I have to go somewhere in a few minutes. So I hope you liked this chapter and good bye for now.