I asked myself whether today would be a goodday to lie out on the beach. My answer came not from my gift, but fromall around me!Out of nowhere the win... began to kick up. Clouds I hadn't noticedbefore quickly surrounded the sun and began to suffocate it."What's happening, Allie?" I asked in alarm, looking around at the sky."Is someone getting their gift?" Not that I know of, sis! I don't remember this happening the lasttime. We better head indoors." She had that nervous 'uncertain of. He had passed the exam for the Police Department and she had worked for a short period as a secretary until they decided to start their family. Stan was four now and Julie was two. Susan had returned to work last year. Even with Day-Care bills, the extra money had allowed them to buy a house.There had been a few problems, of course, every couple has them, and when one member is a cop those problems are aggravated. She disliked his rotating shift work that changed his schedule each month. It had. The phone stopped ringing. I cursed, then carefully examined my knee. It looked normal. As I tried to bend it, the pain increased, but remained tolerable. I stood up supporting myself on the wall, and hobbled down the corridor. Since I didn't want to flex my injured knee, I straightened my leg, and continued limping that way. Every step was painful. Finally, I got to the room where the telephone was, and lowered myself cautiously on the couch. There were two messages. At first, I leant forward. "Withoutyour testimony, its very likely we would have had to release FrankFarnelli for lack of evidence." Prison's the best place for someone like Farnelli." replied BrianMarwell. "Although given the threats he made against me after Itestified, I might just have to reconsider my stance on the deathpenalty. From what I understand there shouldn't be any problemsgetting me relocated through the Witness Relocation and ProtectionProgram." There _were_ none at all, Mr. Marwell." replied WRPP field.