Chloe and I spend very little time together over the next day.<br/><br/>I DO spend a lot of time with Huguette.  In Foresight, she teaches me to channel my energy at a specific point.  She doesnt say 'enemy', but the intent is clear.   My need to practice this focusing is apparent.  As someone who's skill set employs a wide reaching 'scanning' of an area for danger.  The need and ability to focus against one thing specifically, is very difficult.  By the end of the day, I have a monstrous headache.  Tangie comes to me, and for want of a better way to describe it, reaches into me with her foresight and alleviates the pain with a short of psychic touch.<br/><br/>I smile at Tangie.  Her strengths and abilities are growing as well.  All the teachings are having a positive effect on us.  With that teaching also comes the lessons from the Sisters who have gone before us to create this legacy.  What was once a low, garbled undertone, if quickly morphing into a flow of thoughts that I can tap into for strength as well as knowledge.  I suddenly realize that connecting with our legacy is something the Shadow struggles to do.  Its almost as if each generation of Shadow must start their quest for knowledge from Square 1.<br/><br/>Chloe returns from the lab and as we go to supper together, she tells me the new agenda:<br/><br/>“Day after tomorrow Kimmie. You go to prep at 9 and they operate at 10. About two hours they estimate. The plastic surgeons do very careful stitching. And they make the skin cuts too with an eye to when they have to put the edges back together. Everyone’s psyched for this and you’re the star of the show.” #Giggle<br/><br/>I feel a rush of excitement, dread, and amazement.  Naturally Im worried.  But Im more concerned if I can be a good mother.  The pain of the surgury cannot drown out the excitement.  Womanhood, Motherhood, Marriage....All are coming my way!<br/><br/>After a quiet, restful dinner, the sisters head to their room.  I get a chance to have Chloe to myself, at least for a little bit.  She strokes my hair as we sit together on the bed.<br/><br/>“They’ll let me be with you until the surgery starts but you’ll be out cold before then. I’ll be with you in recovery when you wake up.”<br/><br/>I look at her....<em>"I want your face to be the last thing I see before they knock me out.....and I want it to be the first thing I see after the procedures.  If I can have that, I'll be fine"</em><br/><br/>We fall asleep wrapped together.  Even though I know Chloe doesnt require sleep, I love that she still wants to nestle with me.  Its something that will last forever.