" She stated in a quiet monotone."Good. Turn on video chat!" I ordered. Gently but firmly."Okay. One second" she said.I couldn't hold in my excitement... after what seemed like an eternity her face cam turned on. You could tell she hadn't gotten ready yet. She was sitting on her bed in what looked like pajamas, her hair was a mess, but adorably so. She also had no make up on. She didn't need it. She was beautiful by herself. She had earbuds in and was staring at the screen as if in a trance. She. "It wasn't intentional, I assure you."And we've learned our lesson. From now on, security uses only tasers."I managed to wrestle himself to a seated position. My head felt like someone was using it for bongos."And he wasn't a complete loss." What do you mean?"Jennifer pantomimed an "oops, I slipped," look. "All in good time, Tim."But, first, lets get that headache of yours fixed." She pulled out a penlight and shined a green light in my eyes.It was like no green I had ever seen. It was to green. This is your biggest step in bringing balance to yourself."Travis pulled up to the old homestead and stopped the truck. The house looked the same as always but he scanned the place with new eyes. The shutters were dirty and the walls needed of a new coat of paint; the gutters should have been replaced and all of the bushes needed to be cut back before spring. The whole house looked tired, like his parents.Travis ran around and gave Anya a hand stepping down from the running board. He didn't. ”I had to respect his thinking. He was growing up.“I think you’re forgetting something. I also plan to play defense. I’ll work with you, too, so you’re ready. In Coach Rector’s scheme, you’ll have coverage responsibilities. If I can teach you to cover Roc one-on-one, you can cover anyone,” I explained.“I guess we’re all going.”“Great! I’ll get it set up,” I said.As I drove to camp, I realized I had almost decided to accept Michigan’s offer to play ball there. Holding their camp here said a lot.