............................................................I woke up on my bed. I felt different. I could feel there was power running through my ve...ns I also felt less substantial than before like I wasn't really there, more like I was hovering only partly in this world. I climbed out of bed I released I wasn't touching the floor, it unnerved me but just by thinking about it I sank dawn the last centimetre and my feet touched the floor. The connection wasn't solid though like it once had. And who didn't want to surf off the California coast? I flew out and spent the first few days settling in. Manny knew a guy who knew a guy and got me a good deal on a used car so I could get around on my own. I was a little homesick at first and in every comparison I made with Ithaca, California fell short. I figured I just needed a little more time to get used to things and decided to give California a chance. At the end of my second week in the Golden State, Manny came in from work. "Hey,. "She cocked her head and smiled suddenly. "This is the first time I ever came out and asked a guy to sleep with me, just like that." Cool. Maybe you ... no, someday, when you want to have pictures taken of yourself, let me know." Well, I don't know." She said coyly. "Are you any good?" Yeah. Or are you asking if I can lick my eyebrows?"She giggled. "I was wondering if you were a good photographer?" Good enough to make a living at it." But are you really good?" Yeah, I am." I twisted around on. I didn't know what to say.She set a faster gait on the way back to the car. I didn't know it then, but she was in a hurry to get back to the books. I objected, telling her that it was late. "You can use the shower first. We'll get up early and you'll feel refreshed," I said.Megan started to say something, but smiled and headed for the bathroom, refraining from making another remark about my orders. She wasn't in the bathroom long. "All yours," she said when she came out, dressed for bed and.