You cannot break traditions, I said ending the conversation. At the end of dinner, a brand new convertable BMW was parked in front of the restaurant w...th a huge bow on the roof. I was in utter amazement because that car was nicer and more expensive than my moms car and my dads car combined. All the birthday guests lingered around the car seemingly forever, the men looking under the hood as if any of us knew the first thing about the inner-workings of the German beast, and Sarah repeating, Oh my. Tommy pulled Kelsie’s head down as they both opened their mouths to say something. Their lips touched and both of them went wild as they tasted each other’s mouth. Their eyes were closed and they were about to float away, they felt so good.“Show me again, Kelsie. Show me real good and let me feel as good as that first kiss did. Kelsie, I think I may... , I mean I think I already...” Tommy lost the words he was going to say when Kelsie rolled over on top of him.He reached his hands up to pull. You can therefore imagine his views on drugs, homosexuality and abortion. This was 1966 and attitudes all around him were changing, but not Gilbert. He still preached in his Baptist church to a moderately packed congregation of like minded people who loved him for defending the moral high ground.It was in this environment, that William Ray had been born. In 1966, William was 14 and had few friends outside the church. His life revolved around school, homework, some sport and, of course, church. "Hold out your hand," she said.It was a request, but one neither I nor any other mortal could haverefused. The sphere slowly floated over to me and gently touched downon my palm, gradually sinking into it until nothing remained. I hadn'tfelt a thing, but I knew that everything had changed."And now the power is yours," she said. "Others will do your biddingif you instruct them while your flesh is touching theirs. If you touchthe flesh of two people you can swap their minds. And when you areready.