There were prayers that had to be made and we both took them as seriously as had her parents. I anointed her with a mixture of oils she brought out of...the kitchen cabinets, lit candles and drew symbols on her belly. Finally we kissed and the spell was complete. I thought I could feel the spell drawing through me as we spoke the words and performed the rituals. I looked at her in an earnest way, hoping to reassure her. "I don't think we left anything out, that ceremony was the one that your. Tomorrow morning would come early and I was first up with a panel discussion, so a short night of drinking might prove the wise decision.But damn, the room had no energy.To hell with this.I headed to the hotel bar. It was fairly small with a dozen or so stools at the bar and a handful of tables scattered about for parties of two or more.Settling in at the end of the bar, and ordering a Basil Hayden neat, the football game on the TV above the bartender proved a decent distraction. Though I had. The audience was stunned to say the least.Katie realized that the band was not doing it for the audience so she decided to start the entertainment early."Okay everybody gather round. We are going to have Professor Sniff demonstrate the art of hypnotism."I couldn't believe my eyes. Professor Sniff was a tenured faculty member at University of Texas, Big Spring and the Head of the Rocket Science Department. What was he doing here?Well the good professor took the stage to answer my question."Hi. .." Yes?"She glared at me."Do you think I called them?" I asked. Then added, "How could I have done that? Do I have the phone number?"I don't think she wanted to reply. Turning, she walked out of the door.It was the last I saw of her until the shift change.An attendant came in with a wheel chair. Jackie had got me ready. Not a word had been said about Theresa and I was wondering where I would be staying now. It was a rather sobering thought."She's pretty mad, you know," Jackie said to me as she.