Oh, there I go ramblingagain. Okay, in a nutshell, you put on the ring, you get a wish. So,what will it be?"Again, Samuel looked down at the ring on... his finger. "A wish huh? Andonly one?" You got it. So, what do you want?" Gene pauses for a moment, then putshis arm around Samuel's shoulders. In a calming tone, he says "You knowwhat, I may be a genie with the ability to do all kinds of magic, but ithardly takes any magic ability at all to see what you desire. Just saythe word and you can. "Son, are you sick?" I was for a second, there ... I think I'm okay now," I answered, cleaning out the vile taste from my mouth.I emerged from the bathroom to my parents looking very grim. My mother said, "It could be the flu." She held a hand to my forehead. "Doesn't feel warm..."My dad had a light-bulb moment. He said, "I'll bet it's nerves about the first day of high school."Oh, shit. I had awakened on the first day of my freshman year."Maybe he should stay home," my mother said.Suddenly a. " John pulled out the bowl, along with three bottles, and carried them over to the table."Get some bowls and forks Don," he ordered, then noticing Ron's puzzled look said, "what's that your studying so intensely Ron?" To tell you the truth, I don't know, and I've read it around three times." He passed the pad to John and took one of the bowls Don had just placed on the table.As John puzzled over what he was reading, he threw a curious look at the third bottle he had brought over to the table.. Momma spent a lot of time with the followers of Vodoun; only it's called Voodoo here. She helped teach in their school for the refugees and volunteered at the clinic. The believers in Louisiana are a strong, close-knit group, and helped protect us over the years."When we heard that Duvalier had finally died in April, and we were relieved. We thought that the death threats had died with him," Deedee said, pausing. Abby reached her small hand across the table, and squeezed her sister's hand in.