I didn't pay attention to anything on my way home. I focused on breathing, the heavyweight lifting off my chest. I didn't care what Jake thought about me. I didn't care what he thought about Mike. I knew what I was doing was simply a necessity. After all, I was not hurting anyone. By the time I made it home I wanted everything to be over and my life to be back on track. I decided to go once again through the plan for Tuesday. Step by step, imagining what will happen. Using the flowers to channel the energy to connect with the mother's bones to get answers about Annie's whereabouts. Once again, I was a bit nervous - talking with the dead was no joke. I had never done it before. I didn't know anyone who would practise the dark arts because, well, they were dark. I hoped that the tea as a re

