Chapter 14: Night OutGarner arrived at the park the following evening earlier than usual, his pulse pounding and his mind alive with excitement—and doubt. Would Alonzo show?
He said he’d see me tonight, he reminded himself several times. But the doubt remained. After all, Alonzo had disappeared for several weeks.
Seating himself on the bench, Garner calmed himself with some deep breathing. Then he began going over all the experiences he’d had to date that involved this “special” gift of his.
First, he focused on those instances that involved the part of his perceptions he thought of as inward—but what Alonzo had called Sensitivity—all the times he was quite sure he had experienced the genuine thing. Against the background of night air and the subtle scents of the park, he found that his
