A few cases of beer and I had access to all the parts I needed. I drew my circuit boards long hand and then scribed them on to boards I bought at a lo...al hobby shop. After a couple of weeks of not sleeping, I probably looked more like a mad scientist than Dr. Brantwell but it was worth the effort.My Mind Control device looked more like an ornate necklace than the futuristic crown that Dr. Brantwell's team had produced. Signals were picked up from the sender's lower cortex, amplified and. It was a moonless night and the wind was brisk, popping and filling the sails and The Eclipse was making good time. Rayne took the helm at midnight as sleep evaded him, his worry and anger at Gabriella was so great. How could she have not trusted him enough to have come to him with this instead of placing herself in harms way and most likely in grave danger? He swore, not for the first time, under his breath about the hard headedness of the woman! It was way over in the early hours just before. Two opposing facts of our relationship emerged, opposite of each other and undeniable. One was that we were falling in love and the other was that we were from different worlds. The problem with the age differences was not the number. It was the place in life, what the future holds and the aspirations of the people that made the difference. Kristen was ready to head to college to begin her adult life. She didn’t know exactly what her destination was, but she was on the journey. I was content. Sometimes he rolled her over in the grass for seconds. The half of his face that still worked smiled at the sweet memory. So beautiful was their love.He sat in the exact spot and waited in the dark and remembered. At last the false dawn came and went as darkness descended again for a moment. Then he watched the slow birth of the new day. It was almost like an old Disney cartoon, the way the sun took its time, as it rose higher in the sky.His eyes opened wide in wonder, as the old man struggled.