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was so well liked. He was born a class clown, but beneath all the ribbing and inappropriate comments, he was a good man, loyal and honorable. Sort of.
    Dave turned his thoughts back to Potter and Puck.  When they had been younger, Potter had always been fascinated by stories of Puck.  Unfortunately he never heard any good ones about her, just the horror stories that were still being told to students at Sunny Cove Elementary. Dave, though knew that there was more to Puck than just the stories. She had started a Hunger Drive in High School, but few knew that she was the one behind it because she had let Sandy get all the credit.  Also, Dave had seen on many occasions just how devoted she was to her family and friends.
    Dave smiled sagely as he contemplated what life had in store for those two. Love was an odd thing, it snuck up on you when you least expected it. He spoke from experience, having just married last fall to Shannon.  It all started in a trap, and what a glorious trap it was.  Marriage really changed a guy. Dave popped a chip into his mouth and chewed it loudly. Potter wouldn’t know what hit him.
     
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    "Darn, Darn, Darn!" Puck muttered as she walked along the yellow dotted line. She was ten times a fool! She should have accepted Potter’s offer! By the time she was done with this death march she’d be so late for work. She was supposed to work at the liquor store at noon, which was only an hour away. No way could she make it on time. Dang her pride anyways.
    She could have been on her way to town right now if only she had accepted Potter’s offer! Instead she had picked a fight with him! Why? Because he had been smiling down at her and it had freaked her out. Big Al was going to kill her! He had already put her on notice for yelling at a customer, he was going to be so mad when she didn’t show up for work today!
    She heard a car gunning it up the mountain and then the sharp squeal of breaks and tires, which scared Puck half to death. She jumped to the side of the road, hit loose gravel, and lost her balance. One second she was on the side of the road, the next she was falling off the ledge. She had a brief glimpse of the evergreen trees towering above her, but then she felt a sharp blow on the back of her head and it all went black.
    Potter had been speeding up the mountain trying to catch up to Puck. It was dangerous for a girl to walk alone, even if you were Puck. He had not been expecting her to be walking in the middle of the dang road. Was she crazy?? He slammed on his breaks, fishtailing on the road. As he fought for control he watched her jump out of the way, stumble, and fall off the dang ledge.
    What was with her? Was she a dang accident waiting to happen? Dang fool woman! He pulled over and jumped out to rescue the little warrior.  He peered over the ledged and gave a little sigh of relief.
    As far as ledges went it wasn’t that bad. It was a pretty gentle slope with thick trees and bushes to stop your fall.  He scanned the area for Puck and gasped when he finally saw her. His heart stopped beating and it took a long second for him to process what he had seen and to move into action.
    Scrambling down, he knelt by her side checking her vital signs. It seemed normal, but she still wasn’t stirring. She lay crumpled on the ground, unconscious and rumpled.  There was dirt smudged on her face, but no blood, thank god. Why wasn’t she waking?
    "Come on, come on little warrior, wake up," crooned Potter, moving her hair out of her face with a shaking hand and tucking it behind her ear. It was then that he saw it, blood on the back of her head. Oh crap, o crap! He gently picked her up in his arms and stared at the rock. There was one stupid rock in the whole area and she lands on it, dang fool woman!
    Dave’s head appeared over the ledge and cupping his hands around his mouth he yelled, "Everything ok, man? I saw your car parked on the side." Dave’s eyes widened when he saw Puck,