But the second is necessary; and the first, whatever he'd thought 30 years ago, is not.They lie apart on the sheet in pajama bottom and opaque nightgo...n. Too hot for these, as well, but the kids and grandkids are here. After an eternity he sleeps.The lightning rouses him. It was close, but there is no afterglow to suggest fire. He lies there appreciating the breeze for a moment until the rain drums in. He is reaching to lower the first window when he really wakes up. This is the sleeping porch.. She was dressed like a nurse, but it was like something was out of focus. It could not be her looks, since she was a prototype of a blond angelic nurse if there was any. I also understood that I was making these notes so that I could postpone facing the truth. I steeled myself to face it now."We were just about to give up looking at you. Didn't you get the messages... ?"Besides being obviously tired the lady doctor was now irritated. I sighed."I'm sorry. I was ... I was being led on for a. They were told to make their way to a teepee on the far end of the woods. On the way, seniors, who were using standard whiteboard markers as if they were knives, would try to mark them. Even if marked, the students were to continue onto the teepee. The goal was to reach the teepee without getting marked. In practice, the goal was to reach the teepee with as few marks as possible.Four hours later, Oscar strolled into the teepee without a single mark on him. The rest of the students were waiting. Usually the person needs to work through the cause before any real solution can be attempted. At least that's the theory. I've had varying degrees of success with different people I've tried it with. If we know the cause then it's a lot easier. As far as I know..." I stopped myself just before I said Samantha's name, "the one is still doing fine." Maybe you can tell me about it some other time," she said. "Twice Amber's nightmare was the same. Both times she was tied up while this guy in a mask.