" It's gotta be the games. Remember Friday night when we got here? The guy at the counter telling us to play the games while the win ratio was still g...od?" Yeah..." Why else would anyone share something like that? Unless he WANTED us to play those games!" I don't know, Bobby." Now the next question. How do we reverse it?" Maybe it will reverse itself. Maybe it's just something that lasts while we're physically here, inside this hotel." And if it's not?" I don't know, Bobby." I think we should. She was talking animatedly to some guy dressed as Zorro and I stood behind her listening and pretending to be interested in the chicken wings. The Zorro dude was apparently her boyfriend and they were arguing, she wanted to go downstairs and he had a phone call or something to make. Suddenly someone ran up to Jennifer and pushed me into the table, spilling my drink and Zorro's drink. I turned to see this foxy chick with long black hair in a hula outfit whispering to Jennifer. I was checking her. " Shetook a pink ribbon from her purse and tied it in a bow over the rubberband I used to hold my ponytail in place. "So, let's go get thatmoney!"When Tammy and I entered the conference room I was still holding ontoher for fear of falling but the girls were very complimentary about myoutfit. I don't think they expected it which made it all the morepleasing to them. They got up and surrounded me and looked me over.One or two of them patted me on the rear and I heard them also say,"Daisy. A.M.M.I. the scents from the plants in the garden made me close my eyes and inhale the sensations. I could see Tammi smiling there in the darkness of my eyelids, waving good-bye, for now, her voice speaking softly."Make me proud."The following month became a repeated and constant improvement of my personal best, passing the 8000-point barrier much sooner than I ever hoped. It seemed to everyone that I was a potential candidate for an Olympic medal, as I passed 8500 onward against 9000.One.