Yes, I'm happy to see you too. Will you let me get outta the car, please?" BUCK! GET!" Rob shouted as he came out of the house to greet me."Good to se... you, Shell." Good to see you too, Rob." That old beater's still runnin' huh?" he asked, grinning while looking over my shoulder at my old rust bucket of a car.I slapped his arm, "It gets me where I need to go. Sure it looks like hell, but it runs. Isn't that what matters?"He just laughed and took my suitcase from me as we walked toward the. “I retook music appreciation and got the grade changed to a B. That really helped my GPA.”“Excellent,” Magus said. “You can’t do much better than that if you’re completely tone deaf.”“I agree,” Jake said.Magus asked, “So how are things going?”“They are great. I talked to my Dad last night. He’s got a new job and it is really helping him out,” Jake said.“And your mother?”That was the best news of all, Jake said, “The experimental drugs seem to be helping.”“That is good news,” Magus said.“Things. "I have come to examine your world, and wish to experiment on individuals such as yourself. I am bound to maintain the balance of the world, but I have the power to change individuals if they consent. Would you consent for me to change the nature of your life?"Valerie remembered her terror at her ex's YouTube comments. "Can you make it so that nobody can harm me?" she told the dream-voice.The voice replied. "That is a powerful change, a special change in the behaviour of your people. I can give. The doorbell rang and Danny stood outside waving and smiling, he was so cute. "You gonna let me in?" he yelled through the door. I laughed and rolled my eyes, "yeah." I opened the door for him and he picked me up and twirled me around. "Damn baby, you look hot!" he exclaimed when he sat me back down. "All that hottness for me?" He licked his lips and smiled a crooked smile. "Are you kidding me, I always look this good!" I said and laughed. "You ready?" He looked around at the bag and the.