‘That was a sumptuous dinner. I can hardly wait to see what you have planned for dessert. Something…hot & creamy, I hope.’ She shot Jeanette a �...�come hither’ look and licked her lips sensuously. Jeanette smiled wickedly and left the table. She returned a few minutes later carrying a tray with a large cheesecake topped with cherry glaze and whipped cream. ‘Not quite hot and creamy,’ Jeanette said as she set the tray down and passed out saucers.’ But certainly sweet and creamy’. They made short. I closed my eyes and felt for the crystal. I had it. This was cool! It popped erect in my hand. I had to work in layers from the center out, leaving a pinhole through its center. When finished, I loaded it with a dip in the water and sealed up the pinholes. I took a twenty out of my wallet and flattened it on the table, then gently rubbed the base of the crystal to set up the first oscillation. It warmed in my hand and self-illuminated with a bright blue-white glow. I'd done it. I could make. Kevin found it was amazing to watch it all play out even mesmerizing in an abstract sort of way. Seeing just how fast modern civilization could unravel like a cheap rug. He kept going to work since he needed the money, but many of his co-workers didn’t show up, not that he could really blame them. Then the first of them started to die, just one at first then another and another. With no one to replace them Kevin’s company like most everything else soon ground to a halt and the owners told the. I ended up reading about 5 or 6 chapters before doing my nightly routine and then going to bed.My run was almost back to normal. There was a little soreness, but it went away fairly quickly.Getting my chores done, I read a couple of chapters of The Jungle, it was an interesting book to say the least. If I’d read this when it was written, I’d have thought twice about eating meat.Work started at noon on Friday, so I left at 9:45 so I could head over to Bob’s office on the way. Traffic was light,.