Major I wasn’t in my own element the next day. Hell, if not for all the deadlines that I have to deal with, I wouldn’t even want to report to work. But then, I can already hear my father ranting about how I couldn’t be any more effective than he was when he was my age and I have to drag myself out of bed this morning. “Sir, do you want some coffee?” Neon asked me when he saw me staring into space. I snapped out of my thoughts and threw him a quick glance. “Please,” I replied. I don’t know if a cup of coffee would actually make a difference in my mood but it’s worth a try. After all, I couldn’t get a wink of sleep last night. I need all the caffeine that I could get. Jean is back. She’s here again. I was able to touch her. But I wasn’t expecting her to tell me those words. She looks

