That's all."-*-To Kim's great misfortune, Ben did remember removing the mask. Thatpart of him could not be transferred back to Timothy's reality when...shehad transitioned back because there had been no Ben in Tim's world totransfer any experiences from. About a week later, Kim was able to spend an extended amount of timewith Ben alone. She explained what had happened on her return. It wasnot an easy thing to face again. Consequently she was forced to stopseveral times and collect her. Jordy and Jan were there waiting. I said, "Everyone has what they will carry. Jordy, lead the way. Jan, you will walk with us with the others following. Let's go."We left the inn with Jordy in the lead and Jan walking with me next followed by Trud, Sue, and Lind in that order. As we walked, Jan looked at me and asked, "Why am I not allowed to carry a load, Master? Have I displeased you?" No, Jan," I replied. "You are doing fine. It is Lind who needs to carry extra. She does not understand yet. I think he enjoys it. He likes the control it gives him. He wants me to behave in a certain way, and if I don’t, he punishes me. That’s why I try to stay quiet and mostly in my room so that he can’t find an excuse to yell and hit me.”My throat closed tight and I couldn’t stand hearing any more of the pain she had to endure. It reminded me of the torture sessions the Iraqi military performed on civilians. I quickly had to change the subject for the both of us. The fact that she hid in her room. ”“Let’s see what we have here ... Split-level ranch. Main level has eat-in kitchen and all-purpose room. Look at that shag carpeting.”“I never had a chance to replace it,” Kara replied.“Actually, shag is coming back into style. What’s on the upper level?”“There’s the bathroom, three bedrooms and a big closet,” she replied.“Let’s take a look...” The three walked through the upper level. “New carpeting in this bedroom.”“I had to do that,” Kara said. “What was there was in bad shape.”“Is there.