Her time slot was only thirty minutes, but she was the slot before lunch so there was no one after her. People continued asking questions for over an ...our until Amanda stopped them and said, “The next question will be the last. We are already well over the allotted time.” A very attractive young man stepped up to the microphone and said, “My question is actually for the audience. Raise your hand if you’d be interested in buying one of these belts.” At least 50 hands flew up. The young man. It had an exclusive, members only entrance and you needed the up to date password to enter which changed on a regular basis. There was often talk of a secret menu , or those off the menu specials but for all most people knew that was all it was, talk, although there was a separate VIP menu that was available on this members only side. You were always welcome, nay encouraged, to bring non members with you to introduce them to the dining experience on offer and for all intents and purposes this. Somehow, the blood of this hybrid creature blessed me with an echo of his life. In my dreams, I was him, watching her with a joy I thought impossible to feel. We were lovers, or they were. I was no longer sure whose memories I was recalling; his and mine were becoming confused. I heard her laughter and felt her love. In the light of its glow, I no longer cared if it was real.Other images flooded my mind. The warmth of the sun and the rich flavor of food were incredible to experience again, but. A breeze stirred the surface of the water and moved a single cloud across the sky. Veronica's red hair caught glints of sunlight so that it seemed to smolder and her eyes were smoldering, too, as she read Hank Suchard's letter.Linda sat back, smiling slightly as she watched her friend re-reading the part about the donkey show.Veronica looked up, frowning slightly."How amazing," she said."I thought so, too. I would have expected to be disgusted by a thing like that--but I wasn't."What did you.