68 – TRIGGERED STEPHAN “What’s good Stephan?” His jolly attitude took me by surprise and threw me off. Off the bat, I could sense the sarcasm in the greeting, that was classic Damon at the point. What I did not get was the victorious smile that was plastered on his smug face. “Oh here we go again,” I muttered under my breath. Claude and Flint got to their feet, “Let me handle this, Steph,” Claude said standing in Damon’s way. The smile on Damon’s face only grew wider as he kept approaching me. Something was up. I got up from the boulder and placed a gentle arm on Claude’s shoulder, “Thanks man, but I’ve got this.” “You sure… it would not take me anything to wipe that smirk off his lips,” Claude insisted. I chuckled, “Go see how the other guys are holding up.” Claude nodded and t

