One of them opened it and we all went through. I found myself in a small auditorium complete with a stage. On the stage was a solid, heavy device abou... six feet tall standing upright in the shape of an X. I could see Velcro cuffs attached to each of the “legs” of this device and guessed what it was for. I was just wondering what they had planned for me with that thing, when five men came on stage leading Kim, who was blindfolded and positioned her in front of the device. By the look on her. I got something for you.”“Me? What did you get?”“You’ll see later.”“Okay.”“I just hope you like it.”“Why wouldn’t I?”“Just be patient.”“Fine.”“Oh look, they’re starting.”The lights were going down and the principal came out to address the crowd.“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, parents and siblings. Thank you for coming out to support your students today.” And blah, blah, blah. I remember when I was in middle school I didn’t like her very much. She wasn’t very inspiring. Not like Dr. Bruce.. Dad looked bored.To listen to Alice, you would think I dragged myself into the coffee shop using my last ounce of strength and that she patched me up and put me together. I let them talk. There had been a large space next to Bev when I got back so I took the hint and was sitting next to her. I took her hand in mine and she just squeezed back and smiled at me."Excuse, me, I said. Are you guys ever going to order?"Alice looked at me and said, "They already did, Hon. It should be ready real soon.". That means everyone in our general area was affected by the spell." How large an area are you talking about?" Ben asked as his purr shifted registers and the pads on his fingers and hands started vibrating at the same frequency as his purr."Not very large," Gwen said her relief obvious in her scent, "in fact no one outside of the rustbucket was affected." That's not too bad then," Ben said as s smile crossed his lips. "Of course you know what this means don't you Gwen?" No," Gwen said with a.