Now, I know what you’re going to say. I should be happy that I have a great life and a wonderful family, and I am. But I can say that ever since the... accident, my mother has been getting further and further from me. There were times that she and I were close.. we had fun when I was little. But after the blast.. She grew distant. I guess I’m being cryptic. It hasn’t gotten to an unbearable point in the last 13 years, although since the start of my senior year in high school she has been a bit. ‘I thought they’d come in, and I have no clothes.’ ‘I know, girl.’ He’d had the same fear himself, but they hadn’t come for the girl—or boy, as they thought she was. They’d come for Felix himself. He told Jamie as much. ‘Why?’ she demanded, far from comforted. If anything her limbs gripped him more tightly. ‘What do they want with you?’ He laughed softly and began trying to loosen her arms from his neck. ‘It’s alright, girl. They mean me no harm.’ Then when he’d made no progress toward freeing. It was an amazing house, large rooms and a big window right on the sea shore. It was a 3 bedroom apartment, but surprisingly there was no one in the house except Ratna. I did not dare to ask her anything and was just looking all around the antique statues, the paintings and all. She said you can go to the bathroom and freshen yourself up, i will get you something to change, your clothes are still wet. I refused and said, it is alright as i have to leave early.She said don’t worry; there is no. ‘Good, thanks. Listen, I need you to go to the office and prepare the Kingston presentation for Neil. Ten copies, in color, on good-quality paper, bound. Neil is flying out tomorrow and will pick them up tonight. Leave them on his desk. Thanks, Nat, give me a call if you have any questions.’ She clicked off just as the waiter brought their drinks, and she sighed deeply and smiled. ‘Good. All my pigs in a row.’ She sent a quick text to Neil, then lay her phone on the table. He laughed. ‘Ducks go.