The business was at the end of the fiscal year, so there was a lot of finance and accounting reports that had to be generated for the upcoming board m...eting. I was coming home late most nights. Alex was pretty self-sufficient at school and home. He was fairly mature for someone that looked so young. He could get himself off to school and make his own meals if needed. I was proud of him. But my time away made me feel disconnected from him, which I hated. I would need to make up for it. .. even you must realize that my time is nearly ended. Do not grieve. Wherever my spirit goes, I am sure it will be to receive justice for my deeds. Not even I can tell to which side the scales will tip more heavily..."The frail old man coughed weakly; instantly his nurse was on his feet and holding a small glass of water and a bent straw to the old man's lips. He drew a brief sip, and waved the glass away with his eyes and a slight move of his head. The nurse withdrew, and Viktor spoke. . I just hoped we could pull it off without getting any of us killed. We needed to take Matt with us which was part of the problem. Somehow we needed to get the pirates away from the dock area long enough for Matt to get away.I asked Rex to come up with a plan.He smiled, then had Bob ‘call up’ the visual of the island, in current time.“Okay”, he smirked at Bob, “Thanks to Bob, what I first was certain was too much gear, turns out to be right on!. Since we need a distraction and we need to keep. We are not demons, though. We are The First," the giant told me.First? As in first born? First in the race run last week?"Your questions will be answered. But now we have to ensure your stay," my captor told me.While I could not move, I tried some of the techniques I had learned to center myself. Hopefully, I could close the hole, or leak, in my mind. It was hard, but I soon found myself with a small shield in place. My captor looked surprised when I had done this."You definitely are an amazing.