Chapter 4 - Page 41 - 2000 Acres

   The pool didn’t have a life guard and no one else was around. Jim had the pool to himself. He began to play in the water. He floated on his back for a while, and swam a few laps around the pool. Finally he swam to the shallow end and sat on a step to think about what heaven was like. After a while, he got tired of the water and decided to get out of the pool to relax. The minute his foot left the water, the glow vanished and the egg-shaped dome dissipated.

   Jim walked to his chair, dripping water onto the concrete. When he glanced behind him, he saw his wet footprints on the concrete, glittering like silver. Jim frowned, then shrugged. It must be a reflection, he thought. He picked up his towel and dried off, taking special care to dry his hair. Then he settled into a lounge chair and relaxed for about thirty minutes.

   After his workout in the pool, Jim’s stomach told him it was time to eat. He went back to his room, showered and changed clothes. Then he ate a good meal in the hotel restaurant. He returned to his room and slept until six o’clock the next morning.

   The next day, Jim had Fishman drive him out to the proposed property so he could talk to people in the area and check out the terrain. He mostly wanted to get an insight into the unemployment rate in the area, but he also wanted to find out if there were any homeless people there. Jim wasn’t sure if this would be the best location to care for hungry people, but he liked the area. When needy people hear about the village, he finally decided, they will find a way to get here.

End of chapter four