He didn't sound so good last night."I jumped from Marie's mind to mine, faked a wracking cough, and jumped back to Marie. It seemed like I had timed i... right, as she hadn't moved."Okay, I'll...let the school know," Dad said, moving away from the door.I didn't know what to do. If I jumped out of Marie's mind, would she freak out because of last night, or would she think it was a dream? The longer I waited the worse it might be when I finally left her mind.Finally, I got back into Marie's bed,. ”“We’re losing this place soon, I’m sure you noticed all the construction. When the high-rise building is finished, we’ll be moving to a government forced swap, a floor or two of flats equal to the square footage of our housing setup. This will all be torn down and more high-rise housing erected.”On the way I had noticed a disreputable town ... like a squatters village that was being bulldozed ... make room for? What did they do with all the poor?Oh ... that’s right. Communism ... there are no. Neatly folded inside was a note from Gail."What's that?" Pam asked."I bought him a new pair of panties last night," Gail replied with a grin. "They're a surprise. He won't see them until the next time he looks in this box." She smiled, and added, "I guess it's sort of a combination time bomb and peace offering. I put a note in with HIS new panties."Pam took the note and unfolded it. It read, "I think it's time we had that talk, Donald. Or is it Donna???" The note was signed, "Your loving. I was in a kind of fog until I found myself sitting with Joey at an outside table."Okay, what is going on?" Joey said."Nothing," I said."Bullshit. You have been in a funk for the last two months and this morning you show up looking like someone shot your dog. And, when the hell did you stop wearing your wedding ring?" Joey said."I really don't want to talk about this," I said."Listen, you asshole. It is obvious that you are having some problems and you can take it from me that you really need.