Drink up.”Deb raised the glass to her lips and watched Sarah remove a small article from a bedside drawer. “Right, to help add to the mystery and ...uild up the surprise, I’m going to blindfold you. Okay with that?”Deb blinked. “Well, I never expected that but… yes, okay, you’re in charge.”“Good girl, that’s the spirit,” grinned Sarah. “But finish your drink first.” “Crikey, Sarah, if I didn’t know better, I’d say you were trying to get me drunk.” Deb drained the glass, aware that her words were. She had me in a bearhug and was grinding her lips against mine. I opened my mouth to let her tongue enter.There was dead silence around us. A few people snickered and someone nearby hooted. Tara let go of me and blushed scarlet.So, I had my petty revenge. I had humiliated her in public. For a brief moment in time, I had been the bigshot and she the patsy. Somehow, though, it left a bitter taste in my mouth. Tara turned and fled.As Joanie and I were getting our coats on to leave, the hypnotist. Angela walked up behind Steve and said, "We all knew; we've talked about it, but she's never been able to bring herself to tell you, and we didn't think it would be right to do it for her."Steve put his arm around Angela, and held her close. "I just wish I had an answer for her."Angela put an arm around Steve as well, and said, "When they made you, they broke the mold."Steve looked down at her, and said, "Well, we don't know that, do we? But even if they didn't I couldn't imagine bringing. It whinnied and tossed its head. The horse responded with a reassuring nicker.As if on cue, the man stopped and turned to look from where the colt had appeared. He spoke and made some gestures. In seconds, a short figure came into view wearing a gray quilted jacket over a long denim skirt and a wide-brimmed straw hat. A girl? Matthew and Joshua were confounded. She was carrying a backpack and holding a crude stick by her side.Several steps behind the girl, a woman slowly brought up the rear,.