"Good morning, Michelle. Is everyone else still asleep? It's such a beautiful day!" Good to see you in a good mood, Saralinda. Actually, though, I thi...k almost everybody is up already. A bunch of them are in the dojo." The what?" I laughed."The martial arts room, below." Below? I thought there was only, like, an engine room below."Michelle laughed. "Boy, Moira's really fallen down on the job. You haven't been below deck yet? Just where do you think the crew sleeps, anyways. No, there's lots. Joeys two siblings, an older sister, and even older brother, never finished school. Both sister and brother had their share of bad luck.Janet, his sister, had gotten pregnant when she was in her senior year, at just eighteen she had to drop out. Her boyfriend tried to make a go of it with her for a few years, but he eventually ran out when the kid was still a toddler. He hadn’t been heard from in years. Janet took on two jobs; one at the local Home Depot during the day, and a second at night at. Somehow the odd attire for a shopkeeper seemed appropriate for the little old man who was probably as odd as the little shop he ran.Sara acknowledged his wave with one of her own and then she realized that from this point on she was venturing past the point her dreams had taken her. She tried to steady herself for whatever came next, and that be the gentle voice of the Spells 'R' Us shopkeeper."Hello Sara, or would you prefer I call you by your more famous title, Art Angel?" the smiling old man. That was how I'd explain myself if she withdrew from the kiss. The whole nature of our friendship hinged on that very moment. I knew I was risking everything. Danni kissed me softly back. It was a short kiss but in that instant I knew we had changed our friendship forever. I moved my head back and just stood there in front of her, our fingers linked, bodies millimetres apart, looking into her eyes. She smiled that smile again. I was amazed and elated, as deep down I now knew what that smile.