"Hi Michelle" a cheery voice came from behind Barbara. "I just wanted to thank you for getting DJ into that Advanced Placement class. Dominic and I re...lly appreciate it."Barbara turned her head to acknowledge the voice behind her. Her mouth dropped open as it was none other than her nemesis Teresa Scalia."No problem at all Teresa, glad I can do you a favor." Michelle said.Barbara immediately could see the writing on the wall."Are you telling me you cut my son from this course to make room for. “We have chosen you to bear our gift,” said a voice inside his mind. “You, Eric,” said another, “are the chosen of the essence.”A third spoke in the depths of his consciousness, “A gift we have bestowed upon you, the likes of which you could not have imagined.”The first voice spoke again, “To you we have given the power to make alterations in others… and unto yourself. Both in body and mind. Not as we have done to you, but none the less.”“We wish only to observe. There is no right, there is no. Then he gently helped me up. You, you…. Had you at my mercy? Yes, but you didnt…. Act like you expected me too? Ive told you, Im not like my countrymen. While the kiss may not have been wanted, I felt I showed you that that I could take you down in a fair fight. he said with a grin. The grin vanished as I struck quickly with my left and then my right went to his stomach and he doubled over, where I hooked his leg and threw him as hard as I could! He landed with a grunt and a thud in the dirt.. Voice 2: You did some good work out there, too, mister, even if thosedamned Cuban [expletive deleted] things up for you at the Bay of Pigs.Voice 1: Thanks. I was lucky to get out alive. [pause] I've read some ofthe reports about your work in Berlin, especially after the Wall went up,not bad, not bad at all.Voice 2: Enough of this mutual admiration society. I've got a meetingwith the deputy chief in a half-hour. What does this so-called wizardsay in his letter?Voice 1: He claims that he can.