Her search for knickers discovered three pairs, all black. Selecting a pair, she made her way to the bathroom.Sara was still sat on the toilet her tro...sers and knickers round her ankles. She was leaning forward, her nudity hidden. Ceri handed Sara her fresh knickers. Sara simply smiled as she took them. Ceri returned to her champagne, glancing at Sara's open bag, desperate to search it for more clues."Help me out here." Ceri turned to see Sara standing, dressed in her bra and knickers, her. How are you?’ ‘Fine thanks, John. Just getting my new business up and running.’ ‘That’s what I was calling about. I’ve been having some intermittent problems with a couple of my machines and I could use some help. Any idea of when you might be around this way?’ ‘John, I’m headed for Kansas City tomorrow and I should be wrapped up there Wednesday afternoon. If I can catch a late flight, I should be in Dallas that night and at your place Thursday morning. Is that quick enough?’ ‘Hell, yes. That’s. I followed the signs on the wall that point to the left for rooms 301 to 321 and counted each door placard in my head as the numbers approached my destination. I must have stood in front of the door for 2 or 3 minutes easy, trying to take a few easy breaths and lower my heart rate in the hopes of not appearing nervous when the door swung open. Finally I got up the nerve to raise my hand which felt like a paperweight and rapped on the door 3 times. When the door opened I looked straight. You know,it's funny. When I first got posted here I had a completelydifferent idea of what heaven was like." Tell me about it, Mark! I figured I was headed for the?other place', if you get my meaning. Then I get here andthey tell me that I can't qualify for full ?membership'until I complete a ?few little tasks to prove myworthiness'. HAH! A few little tasks! This has GOT to havebeen the most trying time in my whole life - or maybe Ishould say my afterlife."Just as I said that, a buzzer sounded,.