Finally I placed the toys in the bedside table drawer. This would make them readily available for use when the time came. Closing the shades I took a...quick look around the room and then I glanced at my watch just as the long anticipated knock at the door came. Perfect timing I thought to myself as I rushed to the door. Looking through the peephole to confirm it was Allie, I quickly opened it and ushered her in, then closed and locked it. Turning to face her we both just smiled and laughed and. One Friday our receptionist rang my office to inform me that there was a gentleman here asking for the clinic director. I came to the front desk to find a short balding gentleman standing there. I introduced myself and asked him what I could do for him."Mr. Gustafson, let me get to the point. My name is James Hillier and I am from the state facilities board. We were not notified of your facility being put into commercial operation. We oversee all medical facilities in the state and we have. I couldn't believe she said that in front of my brother. As wewere getting ready to leave, other mothers started coming in to pick uptheir children. That's when I saw Karen, one of the girls in my school,come in with her mother. Karen was a pretty good friend of mine inschool and we hung out together some days at lunch. I knew she had someyounger sisters and evidently one of them must have been in my class.I could see her looking at me trying to figure out if she knew me fromsomewhere. Since I. The mother watched and was relieved to see Sandie stood watchingher father for a few brief moments before she finally disappeared aroundthe block towards the subway. When Sandie's father reached his wife she demanded to know the result."Well? That must be the longest conversation you've ever had with one ofyour children. What did she say?" She's going to live with that, - that, -." Go on! Say it! Spit it out!" That Virginia girl!" Did she leave a forwarding address or anything?" She wouldn't.