" He laughed and felt foolish at the same time. "Oh," she continued, "You might wanna move over one, that seat is reserved." Jasper was confused, but ...idn't question anything. He moved one seat to his left. Students began to funnel into the room. Jasper took note of each one of them, they were each beautiful in their own way. Different cultures, sizes, sexes. It wasn't just stereotypical beauty, it was attractive in every sense. Eventually, Sasha and Simi walked in and took a seat near him.. "Camille took a few more minutes to wash my hair, soaped down my body, andthen she played with me for a few minutes. Unlike Hannah playing with me,Camille did magic. I watched the bubbles in my bath change colors, becomemoving animals, dolls, castles, and we had fun together. As she dried meoff I asked, "Do you do that for your sister?"She shook her head, "I try not to do magic around her so she doesn'taccidentally give stuff away. I do some things every now and then, but myparents ask me to. ”Lynwood had deflated again.“You’re right,” he had said. “We’ll watch ourselves.”“If you do, it will be somewhere else besides here,” Liz had told him. “You had to know this day was coming. Well, it’s here. Your employment is terminated. Your housing arrangements are concluded. You’ll need to stay elsewhere until I leave Tuesday morning. You’ll need to have your belongings removed by the time I return Friday.”I had honestly thought the man was about to start crying.“I’ll give you an hour to. But the second is necessary; and the first, whatever he'd thought 30 years ago, is not.They lie apart on the sheet in pajama bottom and opaque nightgown. Too hot for these, as well, but the kids and grandkids are here. After an eternity he sleeps.The lightning rouses him. It was close, but there is no afterglow to suggest fire. He lies there appreciating the breeze for a moment until the rain drums in. He is reaching to lower the first window when he really wakes up. This is the sleeping porch..