Rodney was totally at ease with thecompany of the room. Behind him, Vinnie opened the door and walked inwith a huge grin on his face and a polywrap ba... in his hand. Rodney turned, smiled and said: "Hey Vin...." FLASH!Rodney's words were obliterated by a bolt of lighting that searedthrough his head with alarming speed and heat. It had seemingly comefrom someplace deep within Rodney's head. Rodney was vaguely aware that he had been forced back into the seat ofthe chair by whatever had hit him.. " Being a bit mysterious aren't we?" No, not really. It's just time that an adventurous woman like yourself found a purpose in life." I don't..." It will all become clear on Friday... that is the night you said you'd be free?" Yes, Phillip will be away on another business trip and a friend is going to stay with Aaron." Great, here's the address." Not at your apartment?" Not this time. Something new and different, remember?" Yes... of course," she replied finding a notepad and pen.Perhaps. She felt herself being beat uponand perforated by packets that self-destructed on impact. Other piecesseemed to grab her and stretch and tear. She felt as if hands andtentacles were grabbing all over her body pulling and stretching andinvading her. Lisa struggled frantically against these forces. Shefound the link that tied her back to her body - a silver strand oflight. She sent a part of herself back to the strand strengthening herhold on herself. It held. Grew stronger. It became a cable. “Now you are finding they are real.” Sam said.“I have found five so far. You two, Sam and Mary, Tony and Willa and Billy who could also go by Willy. I’m looking for Ben, Lucy, Fannie, Teri, Sally, Peter and Patty and Jenny to name a few.”“Jenny was your wife in the books!” Billy said.“Yes! We had a little boy and a little girl. The girl’s name was Gaia. She was an expression of Mother Earth.” John sounded so sad.“You sound like you really have lost them.” Mary shared.“They were a big part of me.