"Ladies shall we say about eight o'clock?" Why at night?" inquired Nikki, as if she had to ask."I am busy on the sets of my pictures during the day, b...ut if you'd rather not..." No, it's OK," shot back Jamal quickly."Great, " said Slezak, rising, "I'll see you ladies tomorrow evening." What about us?" asked Kamon."Screen tests can be stressful, a lot of pressure to look beautiful and deliver lines convincingly. I think it best if they come alone."Kamon and Jamal exchanged looks. They weren't. " We giggled for a little while longer, and Sherrie came back on."Thanks for the update, Sherrie. Hope I can get stronger, and see you soon, too. Bye..."I hung up, and set my phone down. Rebecca and Colleen were anxious to know the news. "Sherrie says that Doctor Abrams is synthesizing a drug therapy, just for Jennifer that might help a lot. They won't know much until his clinic tests it a few more times, but, according to Sherrie, Doctor Abrams can't wait to try it out on Jennifer."She says. .. but, utang ng loob ... I must help my family." She said that last part with small shrug.Utang ng loob, or 'debt of the heart' is a nearly inviolate obligation among Filipinos and many other areas of the western Pacific and Asia especially among family centered cultures.I put my arm around her slim shoulders, "I think he would be very foolish not to. I think you are a girl who is worth waiting for ... worth loving, no matter what you must do."She looked at me, puzzled, "And Elenita is not?". "I'm sorry, John. I didn't even think about Missy," she said. "Of course we should go see her, but only for a few minutes. You do need to get home and rest. I think we need to call the lawyer again, although that's probably going to have to wait till tomorrow, or even Monday." She touched a hand to my cheek. "We also need to talk about how to keep you alive till graduation," she said, her smile taking away some of the rebuke in the words. "Come on, let's go find Missy."One of the nurses told us.