. .’ Sensei stepped back to stand next to me, and he put his arm around my shoulders. ‘Leave her alone, Trey. You know we won’t agree on this.�... Trey narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest again. ‘Yeah, go ahead and protect your little karateka. I’m sure you wouldn’t want her to get . . . hurt or anything.’ Sensei’s fingers gripped my arm tightly. ‘Nice to see you again, Trey. Good luck at the tournament,’ he said, twisting his lips around the polite words then steering me firmly. I talked with Dave and Julia, and then with Joyce and my dad, and we worked out the new structure. It’s more or less what we’d planned to put in place in five years or so. We’re just bringing it forward so I can disappear into the woodwork.”“Wow,” Kurt said. “That sucks. It’s your company!”“Yep, and that’s why I’m doing this. Besides, I assigned myself the role as programmer, so it’s not like I’m losing anything. Maybe in the future it’ll change, but until society gets its collective head out. Smiling, I nodded and then said, “Everything was okay.”He was inquisitive and I think he sensed I wanted to ask him something, because he then questioned, “Do you want something?” I’m not sure, but I think he thought I might just be there to play on the machines, and when I didn’t reply John said, “Let me know.” I wanted to ask about the car but was so nervous I instead simply nodded. John smiled and then just as he turned to walk away I said, “Do you still have the car?”Hearing this, it made. On the way home after work, we heard reports that an American Eagle flight from Indianapolis to Chicago had crashed in Indiana, killing 64 passengers and 4 crew. Nobody I knew was supposed to be traveling, and none of my staff were supposed to be flying, which caused me to breathe a small sigh of relief, despite the tragedy.November 4, 1994, Chicago, Illinois“Are you going to call Meredith?” Elyse asked as we ate lunch in her office on Friday afternoon.“No. I can’t get to San Diego and I’m only.