I deduce that some who claim such may have a deep religious conviction, their beliefs, I’ve no cause to doubt their recall. Logically, if the heart ...tops (that moment before I died), then the flow of blood to the brain ceases, If the brain stops, then there cannot be a memory.For the next few weeks, I was shit scared to do anything; rehab soon set me straight on that thought, “You’re not sick get the finger out and exercise” So a rigorous regime of torture was implemented. A brisk walk around. All this open-season sex that’s almost forced on you ... Aren’t you girls afraid of getting pregnant? or a STD? How do you make the guys put on rubbers?”Sarah grinned. “Maybe you really did grow up on Mars, Kevin. I thought everyone in the whole world knew about the magic shot that keeps away the babies and the bugs.”“What do you mean? I lived a protected life, hardly ever saw girls socially and the only birth control I know is the pill and rubber. What’s the shot?”“It was approved, what? five. Time seemed to slow down for him – in his confusion he was struggling to process his surroundings accurately. Eventually locating it, he stumbled forward, the cool metal of the door handle feeling strange to his sweat-soaked palm. The torchlight flew around the room – illuminating a tear-strewn face as a pair of bloodshot blue eyes stared back at him. As he mumbled something, he noticed that the artificial beam of light was reflecting off a sharp blade being held tightly against his daughter’s. “Louis the Great, Louis our God-Given King, his most Catholic majesty has tired of hearing from the Motier family and their fortune. In an act of benevolence, our great prince has determined to restore his patronage, reduced to a tenth of their former lands.”My heart both sank and swelled, my bosoms threatening to spill out before I calmed my chest. It undoubtedly wasn’t even enough to pay off my father’s creditors. But it was a start. And a future for Eduoard. I curtsied, preparing to leave,.