The door flies open and James is standing there. Her eyes widen in shock and relief to see her Master standing there. Her relief turns to fear when he...stands in her way, not letting her anywhere near the door. Emily stares at him, wondering why he won't move."James, let me out, I want to go home." She says softly daring to say his name out loud, her voice low and trembling. He just shakes his head and grabs her arm, pulling her back to the bed. He bends over and grabs several pieces of rope. Could you run back in a get it for me?I think I left it on the kitchen counter."While Heather was gone, Nancy and Ellen had a discussion about how Ellenmanaged to keep her huge house so spotless Nancy said. "We have beenfriends for a long time. I can't see how you find the time to clean,your home is always spotless." Ellen smiled and answered, "Easy Heatherand I share the work." Nancy was curious. "How do you divide up thechores?" Simple, we split it 50-50. She does all the domestic. Even if it had been my dad's salary alone, we might not have done well.Eighteen years and a day found me back on the field running laps. The first couple of days were what the coach called conditioning. It was designed to make the kids puke and I did my share. I certainly hadn't distinguished myself when the second week began. The second week was all about who could take the pain. We hit each other over and over again. After two days I began playing fullback. Why? I have no idea.I wasn't fast. Ellen is having trouble telling her limbs where to move. Other problems may become apparent, but I’m already stretching my basic neurophysiology classes to understand what we’re seeing.”“At least we see more or less what we’re up against,” Jake said. “What are we going to do?”“When the doctors have finished their exams and their testing, we’ll find out what they can do. Maybe they can fix her up. Since I don’t have any medical training, I don’t really know.”“What if they do something that will.