Frank had told us he would put the word out that the two of us were in town. To me, the opening night for Star Academy was nuts. Traveling with Rita J...ames was simply insane. I became worried when they spotted us and began to converge and shout questions as we navigated towards our waiting ride. I was relieved when our security showed up—four dangerous-looking men—and boxed us in between them.When we finally had some breathing room, Rita slowed our walk to a stroll. I caught on quickly that she. The longer we talked, the more I wanted to hear his voice. I felt the soothing sounds calming me. He reminded me of our messages back and forth and, just like those messages, the conversation became more personal. When he called again, I wanted to hear more. It had become a lifeline, filling a void I couldn’t identify, but so comforting. I began looking forward to hearing from him. The days when I didn’t hear from him were anxious ones until the next time. He was a voice to identify now. The. It finally showed up at 7:00 pm. It took me two hours to get it unloaded. I tried to call Tracie and let her know that I was running late, but my calls just went to voice mail. I hurried up and drove home, took a shower and changed into my good clothes. I then raced to the hotel, and it was almost 10:00 pm when I arrived.I stood off to the side of the big ballroom, getting my bearings and looked for Tracie. I spotted her a short distance away talking with some of her co-workers. I noticed this. ”Her tone left no doubt in my mind that she would make good on that threat. I simply nodded in reply and left her to finish her meal. I went over to the bed to see how Lillian was doing, now that she had finished her plate of food.“You did not have to do all this for me, Davik. Thank you. I overheard your conversation with Agetha, and you do not need to return on my account. You have much more important things to worry about and do.”“Well, I am afraid you do not have a say in the matter, my.