But she didn’t. She got off the chair, and walked over to the bed and shook Baruch gently.“I’m awake, Mimi,” Baruch said, “Are you ready to ...o back to their place and start over?”“Already yuh vere avake?” Miriam replied, “Ready I am tuh start ovuh.”Baruch got out of bed and put on khaki shorts and a polo shirt. Miriam was already wearing the shirt-and-jeans outfit she had bought at Marshall Fields.“Just keep thinking of Summertime, Mimi,” Baruch told her.“Summertime?” Miriam replied, “Yuh mean. I purposely breathed deep and regular to try tocalm my pounding heart. My flashlight rested on the tray next to therusty lobotomy spike, its light casting strange shadows against thewalls. I closed my eyes tight trying to think of peaceful images. WhenI opened my eyes I swear the spike next to the flashlight had beenmoved. From behind me I heard a slow, scratching shuffle. I started topanic. "Guys! Is that you?" Nothing. I strained to hear any sound. Itwisted my head as far as I could from side. In a week all of the paperwork was done, the lawyers had read everything over, and the restaurant was ours, or rather mine.The waitresses knew what was coming and most of them were not comfortable about it and gave me their notice. A couple of the older waitresses seemed to like the idea a little bit and decided to stay on. Through them I interviewed a few more mature women that were willing to flaunt their assets for generous tips.In a month we were taking reservations for our six private. Now I was getting a good look at where I hoped my new home would be. What I saw through them was amazing.The valley we were in stretched on for what seemed like forever. The most rugged part of it was towards the mountains. There it was rocky and heavily forested. The further down the valley you went, the flatter the valley bottom became. I looked in that direction and I saw herds of animals grazing just as the animals had grazed in our valley. I had a good feeling about this place.I did note.