I rolled my eyes heavenward, and went into the kitchen to get the huge, punch bowl, cups and ladle for the Sangria.After the first two, people started... arriving in large groups or trickled through the door in ones and twos. All of the costumes were flashy and wonderful. The strangest set of costumes that I saw was on Jesse and Tony. It seemed they'd met at one of our shows a month ago and Tony invited Jesse to the party then. They'd apparently gotten together earlier over at Tony's place,. “You were at a club, do you remember it? Your friends invited you, but after you arrived they said they were running a little late. So you had a drink.” There was a momentary silence then the voice continued, “That drink was spiked with a knock out drug. After it took affect, you were brought here. Don't worry, we will have you back in the club before they arrive.“What? Why? Where am I?” Heather demanded, in a very scared voice.“You are in my laboratory and you are an unwilling test subject,”. I had no idea this would happen when I agreed to take you with me.”“Are you sorry?”“I don't know what I'm feeling. I'm not a kidnapper. I understand you're afraid to talk to your mother, but unless you do, we will be hiding and running, I don't want to live like this.”Carla walked away from me, but saw by her tense shoulders and the way she moved she was upset. I glanced back at the newspaper then looked out at the ocean and crowded beach and wondered if I was angry at her, or at myself for. Thebiggest change though was his attitude. It seemed that whenever Daphnesuggested something he did it no matter how strange the request was. Nedwas surprised one Sunday as they were watching a ball game on television.His dad was in a pair of kaki shorts and his legs were shaven clean ofany hair."Dad, what did you do? It looks like you shaved your legs. What's goingon?" Ned asked."Oh, that, nothing....Daphne suggested it. Said I would feel morecomfortable if I didn't have all this body.