‘You begin the end of your current journey Michael, this place holds secrets, history, a unique energy that once you are exposed to it will change y...u. Your view of the world, those around you, how you walk through your life, all these things will be tested in this place.’ ‘You may be fearful of the feelings that come forth in the next few days, all I can tell you is that in the end you will be more than you are now.’ ‘Enjoy your time here Michael, soon your questions will be answered,’ Aoife. Nicole did what she could to make things easier for him. She loved to cook and took over making all the meals.All the females in her family were excellent cooks. Her mother and two other sisters. Being the youngest, she did most of it when first Priscilla and then Nancy married. She went off to the University of Illinois on a volleyball scholarship. She hurt herself in her freshman year and it was there she met Zachary. Actually it was in Chicago where she went for a job interview. Her torn ACL. .."Tony halted at that point, realizing the next lines, leave it behind, you've got to leave it behind, were probably not appropriate to the situation. He just sat there for a while, cuddling her against him, listening to her breathing. It did not occur to him that she could always google the entire song later.***Manjula came late to math class that afternoon. A little breathless, but he could not see any sign of pain on her face."Are you okay?" he whispered to her. "I had an appointment," she. "I wanted to say how sorry I am," Kenny said. "It was a really stupid thing to do." That's right," Peggy said, "it was. What were you thinking?" I wasn't," Kenny said. "I got drunk, and I started bragging about how I'd made love to the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen."Peggy couldn't help blushing."And Bud kept saying I was bullshitting him," Kenny said, "so I decided to prove him wrong. He's a couple years older than me, and he's always been the most popular kid in town. I guess I got.