SAL, JUDE, AND JOHN were all sitting at the table as before. Hami was with them and they were all laughing at someone’s joke. Lemonade glasses and a pitcher were there, along with another heaped stack of brownies on a plate. All the books and that library cart were gone again.
An empty chair was at the table and I dropped into it. To say I was tired from all that work was an understatement. But I hadn’t known until I sat down.
Everyone was watching me, expectant, but polite enough to wait for me to talk.
Hami poured me a tall tumbler of lemonade and set it in front of me. To my other side, Jude pulled the plate of brownies closer to my reach.
Of course, those kindnesses just made me smile. And they all smiled in return.
“Glad to see you all again. Great to be back in human form again.
