She turned back to the window and looked out. It wasn't helping. The unfamiliar surroundings, the nearness of Phil, the knowledge that his wife was no... longer in the picture bore down on her like a weight. She'd only felt faint once in her life, when she saw her father being prepared for a sponge bath by a home health care aide. Jane tried to help, but had to sit down next to her father, because she thought she was going to pass out. Seeing her dad so weak was incomprehensible. So were her. The creature pointed the device at me again and an eerie light emitted from it bathing me."There sir," the creature said, "that will help, we have discovered an abbreviated cure here just yesterday, you should be well soon."Shaking my head I had to admit my head was a tiny bit clearer and I did at least know that my name was Alavis. Then it hit me what kind of a name was Alavis; Christ like this day couldn't get any weirder."Alright sir, follow me and I'll get you some place you can rest and. Millie was looking at Craig with an excited look in her eyes, Ryan looked disinterested in everything apart from the other girls in the bar. Halfway through Craig’s song, Ryan tapped Todd’s shoulder and they left to play pool on the tables outside, leaving Millie alone. Craig took a bow to a rousing round of a applause as a girl took to the stage to sing ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’. He felt like he’d floated to the table with Millie’s bright smile guiding him in to land. ‘That was fantastic!’. ”Sue Ellen stuck her head into the conference room and said, “Andrew, there’s a kid here to see you.”“What does he want?” Andrew asked.“He didn’t say,” Sue Ellen said while glancing over her shoulder into the room behind her.“Well ask him,” Andrew said.“I did. He didn’t answer. He just stared at his feet,” Sue Ellen said exasperated.“Send him in,” Andrew said.A minute later, a pimply faced kid entered the room. It must be understood that the statement that a pimply faced kid entered the room.
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