She sat on the couch and started going through the cards. Her eyes got as big as saucers and her mouth hung open, unable to believe what she was looki...g at.Grace remarked to me that the cards were from all the people she had been thinking about inviting plus a few. All the ones I had been thinking of were also included. Grace grabbed my hand and dragged me up to the master suite and closed the door. "Art, what in hell is going on here?" I have no earthly idea." Who could have arranged all this. Often they and their kingdoms live or die because of a seemingly innocent phrase spoken out of turn.Danielle and her group waited in the living room for the King. Lisa walked in and told Danni that a message had been sent to Turgon Mithrandír and that her father was almost ready to go. A moment later King Rolf strode into the room, he looked more regal than ever and was girded for action.Danielle turned and gasped when she saw King Rolf. He was wearing a suit of plate mail that was so shiny it. Just wait patiently.”Benny returned to the dining room. He said, “The ambulance is on the way. Sandra, would you please wait outside for them?”Thankful at having something to do, she jumped up and ran from the room. Cathy said, “I should go with her.”“No. You need to call her family.”“That’s a good idea. What should I tell them?”“Tell them she had a stroke. We’ve called for the ambulance and are now waiting for it to show up. We’ll call back as soon as we know which hospital they’re taking her. I've written a number of stories that focused on the African continent but this one happened to a woman I met in the states. I had just spent 16 months in Nigeria working with British Petroleum but was transferred to New Orleans to explore for oil and gas for platform rigs.It was a Saturday afternoon when a friend and me decided to have a few drinks at a lounge in the French Quarter. A woman, nice figure and attractive, sat down at the bar two seats down. We struck up a conversation and I told.