My first night on my own the switchboard seemed to go mad, but I answered the calls as they came in, connecting to the staff they asked for and answer...ng queries the best I could, then booked some taxis for others. At 8pm exactly Tracey Parkes the main Public Relations Officer rang me. “Hi Where,s Carl?” She asked. “Hi Tracey. Carl,s on a three week holiday. Can I help, my name s Joe!” “Well Hello Joe I have a few things to sort so will be working till about 10:30! Can you book me a taxi then. I also thought about my Father and surely he would save me fromthis.My Father' name is Kenneth. He is a computer systems engineer for acompany that builds robotic factories. As a result he is gone for longperiods that can be as long as a year. He has built plants all over theglobe. Mom refers to him lovingly as her Gypsy.Jana returning: "Have we shriveled up yet? Let me see a hand. Aunt Jeandid a really good job on your nails!"She took an implement from her manicure kit and scraped under my. I tried for a friendly smile as I said the requisite line, she returned the smile but it didn’t really reach her eyes. ‘Not really, though you do know Bree. We’re around the corner and she saw you when you came in, so I figured I’d come by and meet the mysterious Ty.’ Suddenly things made a bit more sense, this was the once over from the best friend. I couldn’t quite hide my grin as I realized that Bree must have talked about me at least a little bit. ‘Well I am Ty, though I’m not entirety sure. .”Then I felt everything slip away from me and I crumbled to the ground, the last thing I heard was an English accent saying, “Oh, my Lord!”When I awoke I was in a warm bed, the first I’d slept in for over two weeks. The starched linen sheets felt smooth and smelt fresh and clean. It was dark in the room, other than the flickering glow from a fire grate in the wall to the right of the bed. I was lying on one side of a huge double bed. Feeling the other side with my hand I assured myself I was.