It was obvious that anything I could do was going to pale beside anything the Grimes clan could do. But, like they say, it’s the thought that counts...“Can I ask, how are your mom and sister holding up?” I said.He shrugged. “Mom’s crying a lot. Selena too. They kind of comfort each other I guess,” he said.“And you? How are you holding up?” I said.“Okay, I heard the doctor say that the next twenty-four hours would be the most critical. He was talking to mom, but I was just outside the door when he. She asked if Biltee and I were going hunting this afternoon and I told her I'd decided to take the afternoon off."I want to go into the bedroom and lie down for awhile." Are you feeling ill?" she asked."No, I just want to keep thinking about what we discussed at the table."It put an end to the questions for now, and I was off to take a nice hot shower and then do just what I'd told her I would. I lay on the skins of the bed and talked to myself. Usually I didn't but if my theory was even half. And she goes along, teases him when he misuses a word or mangles a phrase, laughs with him. I even heard her, albeit a little wistful, laugh about herself, and Helmut, at times. And he took her mind off her cure-induced arousal. So, yes, Alfred is doing very well indeed."She also told me that he refers to me a lot. Whenever Karla mentions something I did with her during the first healing, he is quick to point out that it was the proper thing to do, building up her confidence, eliminating pains,. I got up to leave but Mrs Richards said I need not go yet and that I could keep her company for a little while with that she left the room with her coat and said she was going to get changed and look in on the boys a good few minutes later I heard her in the kitchen she came back into the lounge carrying two cups of coffee and placed one for me next to the settee and one for her self on the other side she had changed into a long black see through house coat and I could see a the outline of a.