When I have a relationship, I really give myself one hundred percent to make it work. I was going to do the same with Tim. When I heard that he was go...ng on a vacation without me. I was very sad and didn't want him to leave, but it was already booked and paid for, even before we met so there was nothing I could do about it. Tim promised to call me during his vacation.I walked to the living room where my mommy was waiting with the phone in her hand."Its Tim," she said as she handed me the phone.. Remember, this mission must succeed, the children are our future. Whoever controls the minds and souls of the children controls the world for a generation or more." Edward turned and launched himself into the air. Robert and Tristan followed close behind. As he flew, dark thoughts began infringing on Edward's consciousness. Doubt began to intrude. What if Robert's right and there is something wrong with our plans? What if the Enemy knows we're coming? We could be slaughtered! Edward scowled and. There was no way he could snap his fingers and ask for the check, and somehow have it bring Dawn back to him. Anna and Bob could hardly believe it when he told them that he and Dawn were no longer together. He must have had to listen to them almost a dozen times over the two weeks, as they made reference to Dawn in one way or another. These constant reminders had done nothing to improve his frame of mind.As the plane droned its way north, Matti leaned back and closed his eyes as he thought once. My arms and legs ached. I was stretched tightly across the bed. I was helpless.What Mei Ling had said was correct. For the first time since I had met her I was thinking with my brain not clouded by her thoughts. I was a man trapped in this body, a body of a teenage girl, a body that would be ravished by another man in less than ten hours. My renewed struggle against the bonds that held me once again proved futile. I was helpless. I could smell the girls urine, I could taste Mei Ling on the.