“So, how was your birthday” I asked to break the silence“It was fun” Abby answered “I went with my girlfriends to the waterpark and then we ...ent to a very fancy restaurant”“Well that sounds fun. Did you get any cool presents?”“Yea, it was mostly new clothes. But I got one necklace, and of course this bikini well you can’t see it because of the west”“It’s ok I saw it earlier”She looked at me wit th a grin “hmm you saw it earlier?” I laughed “I couldn’t help looking”We had to put a pause on that. So they didn't ask any questions and just shared their love with us. A couple of days later we visited three drug rehab places with the one I'd called and liked the best last, which was the one we chose. After the tour and discussions with several members of the staff we talked it over and signed the papers.The place was just northwest of Sebastopol on Graton Road, and was about an hour's drive from Dry Creek Valley; farther than I wanted to drive regularly. I would need to find something. It's used because those that haven't Awakened, even the more powerful like those of the Sisterhood and the Brotherhood, tend to walk through life like they were sleepwalking."Bronwyn seemed a little put off by Joe's attitude, but said, "So what has this got to do with Sue?"Joe looked into Bronwyn's eyes. "Tell me that fire column was a new spell developed by the Sisterhood." Joe looked past Bronwyn to Sue. "Besides, only one of the Awakened could've seen through my illusion so quickly. And, of. He realised what he'ddone. If he was caught his life would be over. Robert quickly dressedand looked around the bedroom to see if he'd left anything that wouldincriminate him. He noticed the beer bottle he had brought with him andsnatched it up. He took one quick turn around the cottage and left.Halfway up the pathway he stopped and vomited. He wiped his mouth onhis sleeve and hurried back to his dorm.*****May 1986"Are you admitting that you strangled Charlotte Ward to death?" Archieasked.