“Carter? Carter? Are you awake?” Came the voice.I don’t know if I was awake or asleep at this point. I rolled over, pulling the sheet over top o... my body. It sounded like Ella.“Carter? I know what you did. She called me. I know what you did for my Mom.”I felt my body twitch as I fought consciousness.“It’s amazing what you did. Thank you. Thank you so much.” Cassie said.I felt the bed sink as the faceless body sat down next to me.“I want everything. I want it all. I’m ready.” Cassie continued.I. "You truly are him! You have the knowledge of the old and new!" John stood a new light shining in his eyes. "I do now my good friend Granle, I do now. Please have a ceremony of honor for him; he has withstood much waiting for me. I cannot let his sacrifice be for nothing. I pledge now to make things better, starting today!" Granle and all those present bowed as they gingerly took the body out of the house. "The ceremony will take time sir. Will you be present for it?" "I would but your. Then she led me to the bed and laid down on it. As she spread her legs she said, "No foreplay honey, it's been too long for me and I need it now. Just fuck me sugar, fuck me hard. We'll do all the other stuff next time."My wife, back when we were making love, was very active in bed, but Ruby was wild! She bucked and twisted, pushed and pulled, screamed and hollered, begged and pleaded and it was all I could do to hang on and ride it out. It lasted quite a bit longer than I had thought it would,. Academically I’d considered this outcome but in my mind I’d known I was innocent and I was certain that I’d be vindicated. Now I knew I wouldn’t be.I turned to look at Gail. Her head was bowed and I couldn’t read her response. Beside her stood my best friend, Tom. We’d worked together for years at Torill and Hoy but he’d not been much help in my trial. He was my best man... He held a comforting arm around Gail’s shoulder. He nodded to me. God. We were equals. Contemporaries... god no.I was led.