I guess you can’t even comprehend what you’re missing.”Blake had turned pale as each of his best friends spoke. Wade was shaking his head at Bla...e, showing his distain for the position he’d taken. Phil and Bill were watching, and whispering about their own happy existences with Kim and Connie. Phil said to Blake, “Making the commitment to Kim was the best thing I ever did in my life. Everything else I’ve done pales by comparison.”The women had just started to listen in to what was happening at. I turned to the other girls, pointed to my mouth, and I smiled. They got the hint and put pleasant smiles on their faces. I turned back towards the front, and taking Roberta's arm, we walked into the dining room.We were early and only three people were seated at the enormous dining room table. One was Dr. Rogers, and the others were both young men. They all rose as we entered the room. One boy jumped up so quickly that he dropped his spoon and it clattered to the floor. I suppressed a smirk at. Johnny Two Forks was a heavy drinker and pretty much of a loser. He never held a job for long and often wound up in the drunk tank of the local jail.Since Little Falls was such a small town, it had taken only three phones calls for Maggie to trace him to a flea bag motel on the edge of town."Johnny Two Forks?" asked Gina."So who wants to know?" he said, speaking out the crack in the motel door, his breath stinking of cheap booze."Drago County Sheriff's Department." Gina showed him the badge as. It was like someone was talking to me from the other end of a big empty hall.“Rebecca Freeman, can you hear me?”Yes, I could hear her. I didn’t recognize the voice. I didn’t feel like responding. But I could hear her.“Rebecca, it’s time to wake up now.”Wake up? Was I asleep? I sure felt warm and comfortable and cozy and relaxed. As Mum often said, I was as snug as a bug in a rug. Maybe I was asleep.A hand gently gripped my shoulder and gave me the tiniest of shakes.“Wha... ? What is it?” My.