’ Melissa was referring to her sister, Michelle, and her mother, Angela. The three had been close for years, ever since the death of their father / ...husband, Donald, sticking by and supporting each other. By the same token, Melissa wanted some time alone at her home with her boyfriend, Robert Lackland. The occasional Friday or Saturday night ‘staycation’ at a hotel (even a nice one, as Robert tended to select) was no substitute for the idea / dream of holding him close (and possibly more) in. I was struck again by how pretty she was. Not opening the door, she looked at the ziplock bags in my hands. “Can I help you?”“Listen, I ... We got off on the wrong foot. I just wanted to say welcome to the neighborhood.” I lifted the two bags. “Some pulled pork. I pulled them off the smoker this afternoon.”“That’s very nice of you...”“Mark. Sorry, I’m Mark Hernandez.”“Maria Frost.”“Maria, do you have a couple of minutes?”“We’ve got about five minutes before supper. Will that do?”“Yeah, sure.. Thinking back I reckon dad belong to a past era whereas I would describe you as being something of a crossover. In some ways you seem to become younger as I was growing up and look at you today. You look young for your years, your painting style is absolutely contemporary and your clothes are quite fashionable.’ ‘Quite fashionable?’ ‘Ooops, I’m into dangerous territory am I? Tell you what, when Cilla comes over I’ll get her to go shopping with you. She’s really up with trendy stuff mum, but. Wohl fühlte er sich nicht dabei.Zu diesem Anlass ließ er eines der Fässer holen, die auf der Farm lagerten. Alkohol war für die Beschwörung unerlässlich, das wusste er genau, versetzte einen das Getränk doch in einen Rauschzustand, in dem man seine Gedanken besser frei werden lassen konnte. Alles wurde vorbereitet, ein großes Feuer in der Mitte des Vorplatzes angelegt und man wartete auf die Dunkelheit. Immerhin waren Geister dafür bekannt, besonders gerne in der Nacht zu erscheinen. So kam man.