It wasn't natural to be treated like a child by adults. Pattyhad long ago made the boyish activities that Karen now performed on adaily basis seem mo...e fun than anything she used to do as an adult.Cleaning the house, making dinner, buying clothing even talking to adultwomen about their silly relationships and the senseless gossip seemedlike such a waste of time. She wanted to ride her bike and play and dothe things that boys did. She didn't want the responsibility of beingan adult anymore. . She looked at the envelopes and wondered where they had come from, then she remembered the room of boxes, and that she had never gotten back to the envelopes. She wasn't even sure how they got to the office. However, as she held each one, she knew she had to read them. She put her father's down on the desk and opened the one from her mother.Dearest Daniella,How I'm going to miss you. Your birthday was last week and now my little one is four years old. However, the doctors have given me some. Silent signals passed between Mike and Frankie. Looking back at Frankie, his head inclined in Si’s direction, a questioning expression on his face. Si saw Frankie give a small shake of her head and she nodded toward him.Si understood he had just asked about Si’s presence. Frankie’s head shake assured Mike that it wasn’t a real date. Her nod toward him said that she wanted him only. Mike’s wife looked at her husband, saw the direction of his gaze, then past him at Frankie. Si hardly rated a. She licked her suddenly dry lips and tried to calm herself. She was more afraid in this moment than she had ever been in any of her trials or battles, her heart hammering in her chest so loud she was sure Illeisiel could hear it. She took a steadying breath and forced her muscles to relax. She took another, slowing her heart rate and calming her emotions. Under control, she continued with her plan.Koraq slipped the jamming device under the cloth of the dress to hide it from sight and removed.