Unfortunately, I wasn’t too coy about giving him a look up and down. Seeing the head set on he assumed that I was on the phone and casually sat do...wn at one of the two padded chairs that occupy the front of the reception area of my office. He placed a large white cardboard box, like one typically used to store files; like so many like I had stored in a closet in the back of my office, where I kept my completed cases. The names printed on the white boxes in dark black marker only served to. It was very late when Petra slipped back into her apartment. She took a quick shower to clean up, disgusted by her actions but also pleased and, at least temporarily, satisfied. She slipped, nude, into her bed.*****Petra felt the now-familiar pain, the precursor to yet another change. When it finally ended, she sat up gingerly, afraid to find out what tonight's change was. It was with a palpable sense of relief that Petra realized her chest was lighter. Much lighter. She swung her feet to the. " Nick hung back."Why thank you. I like your outfit too." How long are you staying?" Only until tomorrow. I have to drive to Norwich to visit a music school which has offered my daughter a place next autumn - if she passes the tests." What does she play?" The cello." Wonderful."Nick moved alongside, smiled and put his hand in Cathy's. "What have you got planned for the rest of the evening?" he asked.The Indian woman put down her coffee cup dejectedly. "Oh, just the TV in my room and an early. She closed the door and walked straight over to me, her eyes began to well again with tears. My heart was breaking and she was the one about to cry. “Jerry, I love you, I don’t want to go, but Brian is packing my stuff in the car and we’re about to go.” I sat frozen in the suspended animation of a bad dream realized or vivid good dream being forgotten. Glancing out the window I saw him place a bag in the car and return to the guest house. I stood up and took her hand to walk her to the door,.