"And we're all still going to be friends. You know that, don't you?" Yeah," Patty replied. "But... it feels like a ship that I'd been packed and ready...to get on my whole life has just sailed without me. I can't help wanting to jump in the ocean and swim after it."Sammy chuckled quietly. "Patty," she said softly, "I don't think you're getting my meaning."Patty resumed speaking in a steady stream, as if a dam had burst."What's there to get?" she asked. "You and Bobby are going to get together,. Why she was not married was anyone's guess. I was making good money as I had a lot of experience but what I really liked was working on those big Wisconsin one cylinder air cooled engines.Being around Daisy was great too as I really like her and would often buy her a coffee and Danish. Well half a year had gone by and we were getting along nicely. The two guys knew I was a good mechanic but they were a bit too cool so far as wanting me to join them at lunchtime. No problem. Daisy and I spent. My Communications Degree at the Queensland Institute of Technology awaited me, as did Mom, and my new life in Australia. It was October 1 now and all was in readiness. Cal had booked a room at "La Colluna," a funky Italian restaurant in town. It was my nineteenth birthday. My best friend from school Mel was bringing her boyfriend Pete and Jo from the coffee shop was coming with her husband Christoph. I had spent the past week preparing. I had been in for the mandatory facial a week prior. I. Nothing, just had to get rid some punk trying to horn in on our 'fuck me silly' spell ... yeah, heh-heh, I gave him that ol' rule of three bullshit and he took off like a scared rabbit ... no worries, bro, that spell is still ours and ours alone, and speaking of that, did you ever track down those twins? ... great, see you tonight." Min entered his room, flopped into a chair and looked at the pile of notes from his summer of research; there was only one thing left that he hadn't tried, a device.