Everything I had learned, everything I had been taught, everything I had always assumed, had been exposed as lies.“I had always been led to believe ...hat a successful leader had to be callous to succeed. I thought that success came quicker with shortcuts and half measures. I assumed that family was there to give support and not to receive it. I could lay the blame for my misunderstanding elsewhere but the fact remains that if I were half as smart as I always thought I was I would have recognized. Morning comes early you know."That night I dreamed of Amy. I caressed her soft skin and silky hair. The vision of her nude body in the grass was a fantasy that any teenage boy would willingly enjoy. We walked hand in hand along the creek and swam together in the cool water and talk of things past and things to come. It was a wonderfully realistic dream. But it was only that, a dream.I woke up the next morning with a hollow feeling in my chest and my first thought was of Amy. I was in love, head. Mist loved Steve and missed him very much. Mist was at a loss as to how to help Steve and that bothered her a lot.Autumn gave up on the conversation and just stood next to Mist in silence watching the children. The sun faded giving way to night and the two women rounded up the children. They escorted them into the cafeteria made sure each child got a tray of food and were seated at the smaller table made special for them.Tes, Maj, Dawn and Mark walked in and fixing their trays of food, joined. " Mel interrupted. "Damn Michael, I really like the way Ruth thinks. I would love to meet her. I want to meet Jeanne too." "When I get home you'll have to visit us. I also know that I'll come back to Tucson and when I do I'm hoping that Jeanne will come with me." Amy said, "Michael, after you leave will you promise to keep in touch with us?" "Amy, good friends are hard to find. I'll always try to maintain contact with the two of you." Staring at me, Mel said, "Promise us Michael. This is.