" Thank you, ma'am." You will have to pay for this." How so?"I have been giving some thought to what the human mind could possibly do, as you know. I ...ant you to experiment with pain to see if it can be controlled. Fire is good. Perhaps this form of energy could be controlled." Yes, ma'am."Knox was pushing to learn what skills besides telepathy could be developed. So far none of us could detect anything much beyond a sheet of paper even when we had Sam's thoughts to guide us.My own skills had. Why hadn’t she brought water, dammit! Having nothing on hand to wrap her ankle, and nothing to reduce the swelling, Rebecca replaced the boot and laced it as tightly as her ankle allowed.Last night she had diligently inspected the periphery of the circular hall, discovering a triangular notch spaced every 16’ along the circumference. To her dismay, nothing she tried elicited a response from the supposed door beneath. The gate room notches were different, she noted, wider at the top than any. And she started to wield the pick-axe so effectivley that even that hyper -critical taskmistress Gwen was moved to congratulate her.At long last, Gwen tired of the work and the two girls ambled back to the house arms around each others' waists, tired and frozen, but happy to be together again.Once they were in the lounge and preparing to sink into a soft warm sofa, Gwen went over to the drinks cabinet. She came back with a bottle and two large brandy glasses."Perhaps I shouldn't have been so. I don’t know why but that Chris Brown song “Should’ve Kissed You” popped in my head as she ran away.Mom: We’re home you guys!I walked into the living room to see my parents looking at me rather weirdly but when my sister came in they just and focused on her. I started to wonder what was about to happen...Madison: Hey!Dad: Honey we need to talk to you guysWe all sat at the table and there was an awkward silence in the room. Me and Madison were waiting for them to say something but it wasn’t.