Early Thursday morning, Neil and Abigail pile into his car with luggage, camping equipment, and snacks for an extended road trip. Neil phones Jillian to let her and Trudy know they're coming. The plan is to take I-5 and cover as many miles as possible each leg, then camp out or find a cheap motel … Continue reading Worthy, Part 11 →

Abigail and Neil are seated in the reception area of Professor Grant's office. Daniel enters and approaches the receptionist. He glances at the name plate. "Hello, Stella, I'm Dr. Hawkins. Professor Grant should have called you." "Yes, Dr. Hawkins, but I'm not Stella. She's out sick. I'm Daisy." "I see. Well, Daisy, Professor Grant said … Continue reading Worthy, Part 10 →

As Abigail arrives at her Medical Frontiers seminar, Neil intercepts her. "Abby, I've been trying to call you. Why didn't you answer your phone?" "I was studying in the library and didn't want to be bothered so I turned it off. What's up." "I just found out about this, otherwise I'd have let you know … Continue reading Worthy, Part 9 →

Neil's band calls itself The Storefront Ninjas. They have four to six members, usually guitars and drums, though Neil can do a passable job on keyboards if needed. When performing on their own, they play a rough hybrid of Funk, Jazz, and Rock with a few other genres tossed in depending on the mood of … Continue reading Worthy, Part 7 →

On her first day at Oregon Health & Sciences University, Abigail notes that one of her classmates is Neil Hawkins. He also takes note of her, but is accosted by friends on his way out of class, allowing Abigail to make a clean get away before he can approach her. A similar incident occurs in … Continue reading Worthy, Part 6 →