Now you see, Cres, when I scrolled the window up and saw there was little story left, I thought the little thug was going to walk away free and clear. But in one final little paragraph, you snapped me 180 degrees! Welcome to the 90s, Johnny!!! That is a nice one! (bonus points for landing closest to the word target...hehe) There ARE a couple of sentences I reread several times, though. I may be admitting my ignorance but for the life of me, I can't figure "Are you expecting the other half?" out. I must have backed up about six times and read it again, but I'm at a complete loss. Also, this seems repetitive or cumbersome to me: "...his left foot by Billy's right knee. His left foot was positioned..." I'm going to assume you were careful in this description to make the reader wonder if Billy was going to, how shall I say it, give him a lesson in time relativity. This seems better to me: "Johnny took a step closer, guided his left foot past Billy's right knee, and positioned it between Billy's legs." Once again, it seems I have a phobia about repetition...grin. And before I take leave, I'd like to thank you for the honor of your attention (bows).