How well the events played out in his head was yet another way hiswillpower failed Ivan. Those memories were entrenched and had a goodfortification, s... he knew they were going nowhere. No matter how hard hetried, he could not make the sandcastle of those events be washed awayback into the sea of his memories by the rising tide of time.Even if how finding out his son was a freak was not so vivid and strong tothe unforgetting man and he was able to forget, Ivan had constantreminders of why his. “looks like your friend may not be leaving alone” she said motioning her head towards the bar where Rick now had a hand on her hip. “hope you two ain’t roomies” she teased with a wink.“no different rooms. Going to a room all by myself” I winked at her.After a half hour or so Rick and his new friend left and he gave me a wink as he passed. I smiled and nodded in acknowledgment at his gesture. I hung out in the bar and watched the rest of a late hockey game on the television and by late in. The phone made a few odd beeps as the call was being transferred. Ittook about thirty seconds for the call to finally go through, a voiceOwen recognized answered."Hello Mr. Wilkes; I see you got my flower basket." Emmi Lams said intothe phone, the tone of her voice happy to hear from him. "I hope Rileywill like them..." Well, she was never much of a gardener, but she'll appreciate thegesture. It's been a few months since we last spoke, I'm sure you'veheard what happened," Owen said not quite. " There's nothing wrong with my memory." Kids, did Grandma switch you bodies?" Natalie asked.Nick and Amanda both nodded their heads.Natalie turned towards her mother and cocked her head to the side as shelooked at her. "Don't look at me like I'm an insolent five year old," her motherdemanded."All right, I won't look at you like that, if you change them back." Fine. Let's see here," Natalie's mother responded. They all began tohear her chant something that none of them could understand. Nick.