I know my mom issmiling in heaven now, that you and dad have made this importantdecision."I told her really happy. No kidding, it hit me like a bolt o... lightning;I felt a tingling sensation throughout my body and accepted it.We all then sat down and talked for a while. It has been one hell of aroller coaster ride these last eight days. Wow what a week, and manymore to go. I think we are going to be ok. Brian and Janice went totheir house to freshen up, and dad and I decided to do the same.I. "How did you make that movie play inside my head when you were so far away? It was the strangest thing. I could see and hear everything perfectly, even though it was all speeded up, but it still made sense to me all the same. I got sad when I saw some of those things, and when I saw how some of it affected you. I know it can't all be true though." It is all true, Diane, I told my guardian to let you see it all, I told him not to edit anything out." But I saw that part where you took that knife,. ”“She said her last boyfriend pressured her to go blond, he liked blondes, it seemed.”“You called in for a drink or two on the way home?”“Yeah, we called at the pub before coming home. She’s great fun. You’re bringing her to the office dinner party tomorrow?”“Oh, damn! I forgot all about it. Yes, if she wants to go.”“Oh, she will!” Harriet laughed. “She’s got things to wear now.”She went and collected Zena, and they left, with Connie seeing them to the door, once again in tears, thanking them. It felt like even the cheering crowd above him couldn't be heard and he felt utterly alone. A late lunch was brought to him while he sat silently on a large bench in the middle of the room and he ate it slowly, going over in his last match in his mind as he tried to figure out a way to compete against other such tactics. There were only sixteen mages left in the tournament, including Daiya and Coni who wouldn't fight until tomorrow, so the competition was the best the school offered. In just.