He had Four select some tops, pants, socks, and undies. Guessing her mother’s size, and hoping for the best, Rory bought a nice robe for the woman. ...t least, he reasoned, she would be covered until she was well enough to choose her own clothing.The next stop was a grocery store, where Rory had Four pick out some items. When they got to the candy aisle, he was surprised by Four’s lack of interest. She kept her eyes down, facing forward and not looking at anything. Rory thought that was unusual. “I’ll try to remember that,” Stephen said.Magus slid an envelope across the desk and said, “That’s for you.”“What is it?” Stephen asked.“Tickets to visit your parents,” Magus answered. “You’ll leave tomorrow and return in time for the wedding.”“Thanks,” Stephen said pleasantly surprised by the gift. He really hadn’t expected Magus to provide tickets home.“You’re welcome,” Magus said. “Now get home and get some rest. You’ve got a long day of travel ahead of you tomorrow.”“Thank you,” Stephen. " I'll drive," Traci volunteered."Me too," Kelly echoed."I don't think so," I said, closing the back end."Mikee can drive," Kelly said. "She's got her permit.Mikee chewed her lip. "I don't think so. Not on the freeway."Tami looked at Darlene. "Looks like it's you or me. Rock, paper, scissors?"Darlene nodded and put her right fist on her left palm. "Loser drives to Tacoma?"Tami nodded."One, two, three, shoot," they said together. Tami had scissors and Darlene paper."Looks like I'm driving," she. She swore it wasn’t her fault, but regardless of whether she deserved the blame, trouble did follow her. She had oft speculated it was due to the curse. Of course, the curse itself was something she had imagined up to help her feel better about the multitudinous and grievous inequities of the world. It really did help some days.Yellow leaves were already dropping from the trees here. Some were even bordering on amber. The outer gates were tall – five, perhaps six meters – is set firmly into a.