"No need to tell anyone I was here," Steve said gravely and walked backto his car.Figuring that the woman was about three hours ahead of him now, and ...ouldbe heading anywhere, he decided it was time to refine his plan. He droveon until he found a reasonable motel with in-room high-speed internetaccess and pulled over and took a room. He fired up his laptop andstarted making calls on his mobile. There was still no word about MikeHarris from any of his contacts; it was like he had disappeared. I showed it to him, "Could you teach me enough to get me into theclasses. Then we can practice together on weekends." Not unless he teaches me too." Sophie was eager. "I mean I already knowsome Kendo, how much difference can there be?"We both looked at her blankly, "When did you start learning Kendo?" Iasked.Giggling she said, "I had a lot of rage when Momma and Daddy adopted me.So Momma took me to some classes and I did that on Tuesdays andThursdays until school was out. Look I still have all. 'Why?' I asked myself over and over again. She knew what I was like, we grew up together, and we were good together. I read the note over and over perhaps it wasn't written by her, but I knew it was by the handwriting. I lay on my stomach and bawled my eyes out, I felt sick, worthless, useless. My one and only true friend Julie had left me, 'what was I going to do?' I cried most of the night, sleeping only briefly. I decided to try and find out what had caused Julie to write the note. I tried. " She smiled and drew us both into a tight hug. Doris kissed her as I wrapped my arms around them both and pulled us all tightly together. I could feel her crying softly."Don't cry, Honey," Doris said softly, "it will be alright. We're here, you're here, and you are part of us from now on." Doris kissed her again and Angela squeezed us tightly once more and then released us gently.We went after the dinner that we had started and Doris directed us in our activities. We were just finishing the.