It was a weekday and suddenly got a call from Akriti and she asked me to pick her up from Turiya, Chennai and her voice was trembling and blabbering w...ich made me feel that she was in emergency. So, I hurried there and I was shitting bricks.I reached the hotel and called her and she called me to a room number and I couldn’t figure out why is she calling me to the room. I knocked the door and found it to be not locked properly and I took a peek inside and found out that akriti was lying on bed. Beth said, “Heather, what’s your schedule for next week?”“Mmm! Mom, that’s good.” She grinned.“Monday through Wednesday are normal hours and finals. I’m not worried about grades. Thursday is a half day followed by practice. Thursday evening is a Baccalaureate service held at school. It’s going to feature performances by musical groups. We’re supposed to go and senior will sit up front as a class. There is practice Friday morning and then the actual ceremony Friday evening. We’re finished then. Running. Scared of something. Scared me too…’ He paused once more, so Angela whispered softly, wordless condolences, until he resumed his brushing… ‘You are speaking better, Michael. How long have you been awake? Can you tell me?’ ‘Not long. Rabbit woke me…Made me run. Showed me I could walk, and talk again. Showed me I could wake others. Always looking for you…but files only numbers…descriptions, doctor’s notes…no access.’ ‘You woke others?’ ‘Yes…Rabbit told me to. 12 others…All girls, your. That feels wonderful. I’m sure you know what to do.” I sighed and breathed heavily as he kept working on my leg, working his hands down to my feet where he stroked his fingers between my toes then pressed his thumbs into the arch of my foot. He flexed my ankle, rolled it around in circles then pulled on my toes firmly my gently, popping a couple of them as he continued. He followed all of that up by rolling his fist against my arch releasing more tension. If it were even possible, I would.