And that made perfect sense. Graduates were Acolytes who were away at college and who were typically only in town during the summer. They usually fill...d in for the Junior Acolytes in the primary grades who were out of town for summer vacations, and were provided a modest stipend as an incentive. Unfortunately, the schedule could not reveal who the sometime accomplice was, and a close look at the video made me think that it was not always the same person. Nevertheless, I had Meredith cold. Now. If anything, the weather had got even hotter and I showered and simply wrapped a silk kimono round me and went and sat in the shade in the garden with a glass of chilled wine. I heard the front door open and Sherri’s voice calling my name.“Out here,” I called back and a moment later she appeared at the patio door. “You’re very late home,” I said questioningly.“I’m sorry, Mistress, but I stopped in town to find something nice for dinner tomorrow.”“I assume that means we’re expecting. For someone like me, I guess there wasn’t much choice. I’d spend it like I spent every other: alone with my camera, one last time.I hefted my trusty camera from its place amongst the junk on my dresser and powered it on while slipping into my shoes. An unusual message filled the display.Would you like to change your life?The message was impossible. There wasn’t anything on my camera able to generate a message like this. No apps, no internet…no way. But more than the impossibility of it, the. ’ I blew a fuse. I didn’t yell, but I did grab her arms and hold her face in front of mine. ‘Listen you little brat. I love you, but stop acting twelve.’ I let go of her and she buried her face in her pillow. I had enough ‘I’m going home. If you can act your age, I really want you to come over. I miss you.’ I went home, sat down and picked at my dinner waiting to see if she would come over. If she didn’t show, I guess I would have to think of plan B, which would likely involve flowers and.