I was lifted from the car and carried into a large building. It was adetached house that appeared to be in its own grounds. Although Iwanted to resist... wanted to try and escape I knew that was not possible at the moment. Down through a long hallway I was carried and then downsome stairs into a cellar area. I could see that there were many roomsin the basement of the building. The walls were painted white. A doorwas opened and I was taken into a room. It was like any hospital roomthat you see. A. " Good man."Scott hung up and hoped there was still a place in Fort Stockton that delivered flowers. He hit the phone directory and started dialing.March turned to April, and that meant the Levall Spring Jazz Festival. Officially, the festival was a three-day event, Thursday to Saturday, the second week of April. Sponsored by the downtown business association, many unofficial events were hosted leading to the weekend and made for a hectic week. Starting on Thursday, a three-block area of Main. But, then again, I think that might have been kind of the point. I wasn’t supposed to be somewhere I could believe in.Opposite me though was someone I could definitely believe in...“Thea?”“Yes, my love,” she replied with a radiant smile.“Am I dead?”“Tricky,” she replied with a grin now.“OK. Er ... what on earth are you wearing?” I asked, somewhat bemused.“I told them I looked like a blancmange in this. I wanted jeans and T-shirt. But, oh no, I have to look ‘heavenly’ for the mortal soul .... "HELLO!IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?!",called a confused Jessica,after she had sat up on the bed."I'M LT. JESSICA RODENBERRY FROM THE UNITED GALAXIES STARSHIP USS PHILIP K. DICK!CAN YOU HEAR ME?!"And then,after the bedroom doors had opened,a pair of nude humanoid beings had walked into the room with a smile on each of their faces and the male half of the pair said,"Hello,Jessica.We're so very sorry about scaring you like that.But we do believe that even though you're one of the Star Corps' finest.