“Not that I’ve seen any indication of,” I told her.“What’s Pam going to think about this?” Mom asked.“I insisted that her mom explain ev...rything to her, figuring that she’d want nothing to do with me. She surprised me and came over before you got home and was happy that I was trying to help her mother and sister. I don’t know if she’ll still be happy if theory becomes practice, but I caused the problem and it’s my responsibility to deal with it,” I sighed.“Now what?” she asked.“Now you tell me. Do not, I repeat, do not give in to those urges. You want to maintain proper speed and direction until the end of your run. Now once you get there, you're going to feel a slight impact. This is completely normal and nothing any hospital emergency room hasn't dealt with before.Now when you regain consciousness, the doctors are going to put you in front of a TV and play the DVD I brought you. I want to warn you, the picture is still going to freeze, but it won't matter because you'll have such a. I think someone is outside"He put on his robe and spent a long time outside making sure that I had imagined the intruder. I have to admit it was at this moment I decided to use the event as an excuse to stay all night with daddy."No one is out there sweetheart. Why don't you run along back to bed now so we can both get some sleep."I begged "Please daddy, let me stay with you. I'm scared to be alone. Put your arms around me like when I was a little girl and hold me tight while I go to. I have to say, the law requiring you to work no more than three miles from where you live cuts down on rush hour angst and pollution. Cars are illegal without a special permit, in fact, and no one’s seen a combustion engine in years.I walk into my building, and the scent of orchids hits me in the face. It’s vehement and loud. There are no flowers, yet the fragrance is pervasive. I wonder if someone is wearing perfume. It grows stronger as I make my way to my office, and I resolve to ignore.