” He was about to fully pronounce in uncertainty only the shut his mouth as the image of his wife and daughter sitting in the table not far behind s...urfaced in his mind.“Marco?” Laylen tried to peek beyond his tall figure, yet failed to see past it. She did not question why, out of the blue, she felt calm, mildly uplifted like she had not being in a long time.Marco did not respond, his eyes still adjusting as they observed and retraced the features of the son he thought he lost.“Father”, Zax. All the strength begins to ebb from my body and I start to feel oddly disconnected from what is happening to me. Neena glances over her shoulder at me and smiles. She says something which I cannot make out. ?Izveneetie, devorshka,? it sounds like. I start to feel numb and then, presently I feel as if I am seeping out of my body and out of the vehicle! I am flying away! See: girl. You thought you had caught me, but as you drive along, I am flying away from you! I am getting away. Ha! I will soon. He found Meg had supplied the snack from the castle kitchen, and had included hot pastrami sandwiches on fresh rye bread. Did that woman know how to get about anything she wanted from Michael. When she came in carrying a plate of dill pickles for their table, Michael asked Meg if she was pregnant again.Laughing, she asked, "and who would have told you anything like that,"Michael said he just knew that when pastrami and fresh rye bread are served, it means that either you just found out you are. " Then she turned to dad, "Then you and I will have to talk in private too."I kind of felt sorry for dad when I saw the worried look in his eyes in the rear-view mirror.Val was looking through her purse when she suddenly called out, "Oh shoot. I hate to ask this of you. But can we stop off at the store real quick? I just realized I don't have any more eye contacts and other supplies. I've been going without for the entire day."My dad quickly made a change of lanes, so we could pick up some.