" I was fairly taken aback by that, I have to say.It was a great time, and I was grateful to Linda for organising it.Helen and I changed into travel c...othes that were comfortable and warm, packed a bag each, and Doug drove us to the station.It's less than three hours to London by train, usually. I discovered several years ago that, if I really had to go to the City, the best way to pass the time was with my lap-top; I could write, play solitaire, listen to CDs, and to give the machine a rest,. When I was done I went into the living room and sat down, she walked by and gave me a look, not a bad or angry look but a sort of kinky look. My aunt called us all into the dining room for dinner and we all sat down at the table, I purposely chose the seat across from Laurie. A few minutes later I took my cell phone out of my pocket and pushed the camera button on the side. I started to take pictures of my stepmothers bare feet, she had perfect feet they were nice and clean and somewhat tan and. Pete saw them stop and did a quick u-turn to bring the SUV's lights to bear, while getting on the radio to alert his partner to where they were. John lit up the police cruiser's lights and headed for them, while alerting police dispatch that an ambulance might be needed quickly.When Barbara finally saw her son in the ditch, she thought her heart would break. He looked dead. He appeared to be sitting in the bottom of the ditch leaning back into the far bank. He was oblivious to the water now. "I can not wait to tell Anya," I was almost ready to giggle like a school girl. The hatred they felt for each other wasn't bitter, it was more playful, but they still had a passion in their dislike of each other. Vlad however managed to stay above it.I never quite understood Anya and Vlad's relationship. I didn't need to since I knew that it worked for them.When I got home, I realized that there were still five days left until the surgery. I was anticipating it as if I was alive. I know in some.