Chapter 9"Cassie? Cassie?" Cassie began to see images in her dream sharpen andcome into focus. It was her room, was she actually dreaming? Or was shea...ake? She felt fully aware of her surroundings but, she instinctivelyknew she was asleep. Sitting in the chair at her desk was the red hairedwoman. "Hello Cassie" Who are you?" She realized she had thought these words but they soundedas if they had been spoken."I'm Miss Tanner. I know you have questions and I'll try to answer themas best I can.. "She nodded her head and began writing out the check. When she handed it to him, he folded it once and slid it into his shirt pocket.Sarah reached across and took his big calloused hand in hers. "Now that I'm not your employer any more, I wonder if our relationship might turn into something a little more formal and permanent?"Ethan hadn't expected that and it showed on his face. She didn't have to look very deep to read his concerns because she already knew what they were. She hoped she could. In the most nonchalant voice I could muster I said “Cool, so I’ll meet you there at, let me see,” I checked my clock which read 10:47, “maybe at noon?”“Sounds great, see you there, bye.”“Bye.”I jumped out of bed and headed towards breakfast. I had to stop myself from getting too excited.Realizing I had little more than an hour to get ready and get to the theater in the mall. That turned breakfast into a quick bowl of cereal and telling my mother about me going out. I’m kind of skeptic that she. "I shook my head as I remembered the incident, though it was hardly theonly time that kind of thing happened. I'd lost track of how many timesMom had built exotic weaponry, killer robots, or even doomsday weapons,just to go after some minor annoyance. My mom specialized inweapons...and overkill.Alyss nodded faintly, before giving me a wry smile. "One day, Rachael...She got bit by the neighbor's dog, one of those yappy little mutts. Itwasn't a bad bite, but she...had an episode." Alyss.