‘I was wondering where you guys were. What happened, did you get caught in the storm?’ ‘Ah…yes…we…we did, honey,’ Karen replied. ‘We�...we were too far away from the house to get back in time and…’ Brenda giggled. ‘Looks like you were rolling around in leaves and pine needles, too,’ she chortled. ‘Ah…Brenda…we…’ her mother, whose face was beet-red, stammered. ‘We…the storm…’ ‘I think the two of you should go upstairs, take off those wet clothes, and take a warm bath,’ Brenda said, adopting a. A joyful technician approached the circle of councilors to inform them that the tests were finished. All systems were operational, and exceeding expectations. The system was ready to be brought online.Father, I return to my quarters. I wish to lay down, for my spirit self will be spending the next day-cycle with Michael-mine, sharing my joy.Michael dimmed his room lights, lay back on the bed, and prepared to spend the evening resting while his spirit self went dancing somewhere in the universe. Until that moment, I didn't even notice how short her fingers were. But still, was she asking me to do what I thought she was asking me to do? There are certain lines teachers and students shouldn't cross. Just to be clear here, I'm not talking about lunch lines. Even so, I reasoned that we would actually be helping each other. Ashley would be rid of the monster and I would have my proof of existence. I made up my mind right then that I would help her.Ashley followed me to the bedroom. I told. “I’m going to board this wall up!” I declared. “I’ll use three-quarter plywood. Those bastards won’t be able to claw through that.”“It won’t do any good,” said Cook. “There’s a wall there now. Portals into other dimensions can’t be blocked like that. They allow passage through solid walls, even concrete.”“Are you saying walls are not effective?” I asked “Try telling that to Hannity! Why the hell haven’t those damn creatures been killing people for years? Why did it start when my wife and I.