She looks like a Goddess. On reaching Koyambedu she told me that she is very hungry. So we had dinner. I suggested to have idlis coz our journey will ...e a very long one extending thru the whole of the night. She had 4 idlis and a glass of fresh fruit juice (pls note this point). I went to buy water bottles, and then we boarded the bus at 10 PM.We got our seat only in the last but one from the back and the last seat was free.I thought how lucky I am. She was also very happy. The bus started. So after pulling out my mom?s clothing I put the medallion around my neck. I reached over and picked up my mom?s blouse and touched it to the medallion and I felt that familiar spark run through my entire body. So I knew there was nothing stopping the transformation. I watched as it began on my head as my hair began to grow out and it began to curl, as it grew to my shoulders changing from brown to ash blonde. Then it moved down to my face and I watched in the mirror as my face began to. I had my hand upon Mom's upper arm, and all at once I noticed that I was starting to rub up and down her arm. I stopped abruptly. But then Mom slowly moved her hand back and laid it on my bare thigh. She gently squeezed. Oh, my God! This scene is so firmly etched in my memory that the following conversation is almost exactly, word for word, what we said on that epochal afternoon in my young life."Honey," she said softly, "I haven't really told you for a while how proud I am of you--of how well. "I saw an advert asking for people to come and sit with the old people." Residents," corrected the grim faced receptionist with a look of disgust."Right, sorry. Residents." Leanne could see her usual charm wasn't having much luck here, but she decided to persevere. "You know, chat to them. Keep them company. That kind of thing. And, well, I guess I'm here to offer my... services."Leanne waited patiently as the receptionist remained frozen in position before eventually, with great effort,.