He was struck by the front bumper of the truck, while the passenger side of the fender grazed my right hip. The next thing I remember was waking up i... the hospital and not being able to move. The doctors came in and had informed me that due to the accident, my right hip had been crushed and, in the process, sent pieces of bone through my body, like shrapnel from a grenade, and damaged some of my internal organs; intestine, kidney, liver, and ovaries. Then came the worse news. My husband. "Hey, you," I said, sitting forward with relief. I glanced over her shoulder and watched as the three other women made their way to their own table as they looked over to where I sat. Thank fuck for Janet. The woman was a Saint."Hey," said Heather looking at me. She wasn't wearing her spectacles and her eyes sparkled in the festive glow. She didn't look away but kept still and silent. It never occurred to me she could hear everything that was said a moment ago.Burgers and fries were really good. He picked up the bottle and filled the glasses around the table. He poured a half of a glass for himself thinking that he should probably keep alert.Curious why Abby had insisted that they meet at the bar, Melissa asked, “So what’s the occasion?”“We got the contract from the publisher. They are going to publish our book,” Abby said with a large grin. The three women had spent the past six months working on a book about starting a modern commune. Melissa had written the historical background. Beside Aiden and Malcolm were two women. I recognised Ingrid and guessed that the other had to be her daughter, Eva. That was another surprise. To my knowledge, neither of these two were dead. How had they managed to find their way into dreamtime?My thoughts were interrupted when King Regnald began speaking."The council will come to order!"While I had no idea what was going on, it seemed as if my summoning had been carefully timed. King Regnald clearly had some plan that he was following. The.