" That may be true, but why does it matter?" the young man asked, irritated because he was a product of the educational system the old man was denigra...ing."History is important," the old man replied, his voice a little stronger because of his passion for the subject, and his country. "The first thing Hitler did, after his release from prison in 1924, was energize the National Socialist German Workers Party. He began recruiting teachers into the party and the indoctrination of the youth began.. He rolled out of bed. No, he didn’t sleep in the middle, I did, so when he rolled out, he put a hand gently on me.“Just stay in bed, I got this,” he said. There was a bit of noise, although I think he was trying to be quiet. Finally, he softly re-entered the bedroom, bent over, and kissed me. “See you this evening, right?”“Yes, my love,” I said.I have classes on campus this morning and Jamie has a job, so we both rolled out of bed an hour and a half later than Dil’s alarm. I was in no big. I stopped, relief pouring through me at the sound of his voice. He's home. Not the streets. Griff Corrigan. Former biologist, a thousand times smarter than I’d ever be, addict or not. But he happened to share my addiction, to my dismay when I was on the street next to him. Be cool. “This was my area.” My voice was level. “I let you have it.”“Girl who let me have it’s dead.”“Funny. I feel so… vibrant.” A light suddenly focused on my face, blinding me. A moment passed. “Ah. It is. Mom was an only child. We had always assumed that Dad was too, and knowing that he had once had a twin sister didn't really change the present. The last of our grandparents had died over five years before, so we pretty much were the family. We made the best of it. The Davises were out of town for the weekend. Tom's parents had invited them to Denver. The only good part of this was discovering that distance did not seem to make a difference when it came to bridging. We spent time every night.