" Oh, good. I was afraid I was too late. It's after eight, and I know how you ranch-types like to get up early."I listened, wrote down notes, thanked ...im, hung up, and snuggled next to Sleeping Beauty's evil twin sister. "Cheryl?" I said, gently caressing her shoulders.Something in Earlymorningcherylese, too faint to make out individual words. But not to faint to grasp the meaning, if not the words.I brushed back hair and kissed the corner of her mouth. "Cheryl?"The eyelids remained closed, but. ??????????? Sheer exhaustion kept Anna home thatevening instead of driving over to Biloxi with friends to gamble a little andeat too much at the buffet.? She strippedand walked to bathroom to run a hot bath.?She sighed as she leaned back in her large tub, the bubbles up to theedge.? She looked down and thought shelooked damned good to be turning 50 next month.?Her stomach was flat, her nipples still pointed up, and she only had afew lines around her eyes?probably from squinting into the sun at. Surprise took him as he realised he was no longer sleeping in his old bed, but was floating in a grey void, where the space around him seemed murky , blurry almost.Searching for the source of the voice, Jack answered "...heyyyyy?" in an equally awkward and questioning tone."What are you doing there, I mean how did you get here, I mean who are you exactly?" The voice asked, appearing seemingly lighter in tone and less mixed than before."I was asleep, or maybe am asleep, or I was and now I'm here. She just smiled and left.The next morning I woke up at 6 as the festival was just 1 week always and a lot of work to be completed. I had breakfast with family and went out with Rajesh. There was this famous orchestra group. Rajesh wanted them to come and play. They were living in a nearby city which was some 4 hours away.Me, Rajesh and few more volunteers went by car. We spoke to the group and everything was agreed, after that, we went to a hotel to have some good lunch. During lunch, Rajesh.