‘It did seem to help, after that point all her questions were related to the rank system. Student ranks, graduated ranks, how a mentarion gained pro...otions between different ranks. Finally, after almost thirty minutes, she explained the rank system to me using her own words. My hard work had paid off, she had it absolutely right, down to every last detail. For a moment I was relieved, happy that finally this was settled. I even praised her. But do you know what she did then, Antwoine?’ ‘No,. We heard the doorbell, and Chris went to answer it. I wandered into the lounge, and heard Chris friend James greeting him at the door. They came into the lounge, James carrying beer and DVDs. Chris grabbed the extra beer that James had brought, and James put the DVDs on the coffee table. Hi Jen, said James, sitting at the other end of the couch. You look like youre going somewhere fun! Hows it going James, I replied, what crap are you guys watching tonight? Haha, some giant insect sort. Old receipts, Rolaids wrappers, printed emails related to work and a few dog-eared sticky-notes that didn’t mean anything important were all I found. I dumped each of them in the trashcan as I read them and dismissed them. After the desk surface was clear, I pulled out the drawers, finding the same detritus. After a moment, I reached under the desk and ran my fingers along the underside looking to see if there was anything taped in place. Feeling nothing, I got up and went out to the furnace. There wasn’t one coming. He just watched her, seeming idly curious.“You’re looking for the people who were in the mountain,” she said, not knowing why she was throwing away her high cards now when she might need them later. “They’re gone.”“I know,” he replied, quietly speaking the second phrase she’d ever heard him say.But that didn’t matter. With her mental abilities, she only needed two sentences from him. Dani suddenly realized that she would stay with this man if he’d let her. After all, it.