It was at that point, I thinkthat we all relaxed, it felt great and, more importantly, themagic was still there.We kept playing, smiling at each other... taking turns at solosand then coming together at the end. Unconsciously, both Cleoand I got up from behind our instruments and joined Mel andMandy in an embrace, smiling and laughing softly.'Phew!' Mel said after a minute, wiping her eyes, 'I was worriedfor a minute that we couldn't do it, that it would be the same.Silly me!''No,' I said, 'I was. Professor Eisenger didn't much care if a University student wanting to drive a boat on the Lake came equipped with papers from every country in the world, if said student didn't have a Bodensee operators license, he was a novice.Very few Erstsemester students came with their own boat ... the uni-konstanz.de/broschueren-city-guide said the school had boats for student use. The same guide showed pictures of said boats racing ... and why bother with reading the fine print when there were pretty. .. like this!" Ed said sharply."But you can have a day of fun, and that's why we brought you here."She opened the door and led Elsa out into the sun. "I'll give you atour of the park, and then you can relax, and even play if you want.And your pass is a very special guest pass. If you get hungry, justshow the pass to any of the concessions or dining areas, and it'll beour treat." I ... don't' get it," Elsa said, a quizzical look on her face. "Why?"Anya took her arm and led her into the park. . "I don't know where this was coming from. Was I suddenly discoveringcourage?No. It wasn't courage, it was frustration.I had had enough of her treating me like I wasn't there most of the timeand not having time for me when I needed it and... All those things Ihad tried to tell myself were just part of being a parent and thentrying to find excuses for when she'd sit either of the brats on herknee and talk them through something. I hadn't had time like that withher since I was eleven."This is MY.