All eyes were on us. She bent her head so we were face to face. She said, ‘I asked Linda to move out over a month ago’. She kissed me, pulled ba...k locking her eyes on mine and said, ‘I love you’, and kissed me again. I kissed her over and over. I thought I heard cheers and applause. Connie was in tears and I may have shed one or two. We were besieged by the others, hugged, kissed, congratulated. I was in a state of shock and was caught in the whirlwind of the moment. Someone asked for a. It was a little chilly, and there were still embers in the fireplace, so I nursed a log to get a fire restarted. While I sat in one of the rocking chairs staring at the fire, I felt as if I was with others. I looked to my left and saw Ben, and back to my right sat Eliza. Both were rocking back and forth, looking at the fire. I wasn't asleep; I was awake, wasn't I?The dogs scratched at the door, so I got up and let them in. Both dogs went to Eliza and Ben to get their ears scratched, then curled. He looked at Geo’s glossy lips and smiled back. He wondered if they would be paired together since he didn’t have a roommate at the moment. He stretched out his right leg to get a bit more comfortable.Aaron, Geo, and all the others were in the day treatment program at Rolling Beach - a substance abuse rehab facility. The participants spent their days doing group & individual therapy, physical activity, music, and art. By late afternoon, they would be transported off campus to the hotel where. We were now able to read the sign which said that this was an emergency entrance to the underground bunkers reserved for use by civilians. We just had to investigate! Our curiosity would have killed us within two hours if we had not at least looked down those stairs. It took some digging, but we got one door clear enough for us to get inside. The lights were on and they still worked. These people were engineering wonders!We cheated and floated down the stairs by means of the flying belts. The.