The boys watched as Francisco Mendes was lost in the pleasure of feeling the spell cast over him...then suddenly, it all stopped. Francisco had no memory of the wave that had just hit him. Ric and Josh decided that the book was a fake.
"Let's go get some lunch and them decide what to do." Mr. Mendes said to the boys.
As Francisco backed the car out of the driveway, Ric glanced over and got a good look at his guardian....Mr. Mendes looked like he was ten years older...still very good looking, but a man in his early forties non the less...and he was getting older.