Nor did they want to. They had shut out the grayness of the City, the traffic, people talking, the uninterrupted sounds of humming and whining.Steppin... back, Sally spotted a brass disc embedded in the rock. It was a geological survey marker showing an elevation of 3268 feet. They covered the ground with their clothes and sat around it, holding hands like at a séance, each trying to remember something from their past only to see blurred images.Life before they came to the mountain now seemed. "Finally, she thought, and she was so relieved that she almost forgot to answer him."Oh, yes, that sounds perfect."Silence."So, what have you been up to since high school?" Oh, college, you know. I've just recently joined my father's company." Oh that's exciting." Not really."Heidi couldn't believe the sad resignation in his voice. She had always pictured him has having his life all set, being happy he didn't have to work hard for anything, but he seemed to be unhappy with his life. She knew. ‘Like I said, it looks good.’ I grinned wolfishly. ‘You’re awful.’ She laughed. ‘So, if you’re not a nurse and you’re not in the police, what do you do?’ ‘I work part-time in a shop at the moment but I’m actually studying to be a physiotherapist.’ ‘That sounds interesting. Any reason?’ ‘Well, you remember a couple of years after we started waving you’d sometimes see me out jogging in the morning?’ I nodded, remembering that she had still waved although her friends only did so when the four of. There hasn’t been much happiness in this house for years.” All three of us stopped what we were doing to comfort my father.Once everyone was gone, I was helping dad to bed. The nurses at the hospital trained me on some basics of caring for someone who has disabilities. Eventually, dad would look after himself. Until he builds up strength on his upper-body, someone needs to be here. Before leaving the room, I lifted him up slightly to take his medicine.Helen called out, “have you seen my.