Chapter 15 The Key 309

AS I MOVED BACK into the present space and time, I felt renewed at a very deep level. The destruction around me hadn’t changed, and yet it looked hopeful. It had purpose within me now. I sat there in the damp night staring out at the garbage and staying with the space I had achieved. As I sat there, I realized that my dolphin friends were safe and had actually communicated with me in the vision. That felt good. Then, like a dam breaking, a flood of anxiety rocked my calm, and the emotional waters I had been riding the past seven months once again began to surge as Chris came into my mind and slammed, full force, into my heart. Fear – that’s what was grabbing me. I had no logical reason to be afraid, and yet I was.

I decided to walk back to Rosa’s and check on Emily and friends. We had all agreed that would be the gathering place. As I arrived, I was relieved to find that, while we had been cleaning up Mariposa, the tree had been removed from Rosa’s doorway and the patio had been cleaned up, too. I was exhausted and needed a good night’s sleep and some food. And yet, I felt I couldn’t leave the marina, the dolphin sanctuary, or Rosa’s, where Chris and I had agreed to meet.

Emily and Rosa were busy cleaning and mopping, and they both looked so tired and weary. They had food out on the counter, and they were ready to sit still and share their stories with me.