He came back and agreed asking where should they meet us at. Kate informed him we would call them later with the details. We arrived home and I did a ...ew things around the house while Kate finished unpacking the last bag she had brought with her. She was still waiting to hear from Brandon via email if he wanted to keep the apartment. If not, he could take the furniture or sell it. Kate had mentioned to me that she had everything from the apartment that she wanted. Kate drove me to the Mercedes. He heard muffled noises as if he had cotton stuffed in his ears. The noises—voices, he thought—were too remote to understand. He wondered briefly if he had been abducted by aliens. That is what people said. You wake up but can’t move or see or hear. It would make a great story if he had been abducted. He would tell Maddie. A prickling sensation all over his body, like he was being stuck by pins, became more intense. Suddenly sharp pains stabbed at his face and chest. In a burst of awareness,. ”“And Tina?”“She’s going to double major in Mechanical Engineering and pre-med so she can work as a Biomechanical Engineer.”“You don’t say?”“Yup. I should probably be surprised too, but I’m not, which is actually just as surprising.”“That’s a pretty good afternoon. Why don’t you have her over for dinner?” Dad said.“Yes. You should have her over for dinner,” Lisa added. It was funny.“I’ll ask her to check her social calendar and we’ll see.” I excused myself and took my dishes to the sink. “I’ll. To my surprise, she agreed right away without any pushback.When I got home that evening, Jude was in the kitchen, dishing out bowls of homemade chili.“Hi honey,” she called as I walked into the kitchen. “I figured we’d eat right away so we’d have all evening for whatever comes up.” She winked at me as she said it. “So, what’s going on?” she asked. “What did you want to talk about?”Before I could answer her question, she interrupted me, “Because, I have some news too that I want to celebrate.