Chapter 18 - The Visitor

Chapter 7

After parting ways with Uncle Fred, I headed back to the office. As I drove, I was hit by a dose of sentimentalism. I thought about the childhood I spent with Uncle Fred. The days when he brought me on treks through the Central Catchment Area - MacRitchie Reservoir and Pulau Ubin. The photographs of our outings donned the walls of our homes.  Not to mention those secret beer outings where he taught me about the courtship of girls.

I always wonder what would I be without his guidance and protection. I am an oddball, an unusual child with that glimpses of my gifts in my early years. My utterings of unusual sightings would freak a relative out. I may have ended up in an orphanage but did not. I felt, deep in my heart,  his love and care contributed to my growth. I nurtured my powers into a potent, and positive, force thanks to him.

I was hauled from nostalgia when the handphone buzzed. It was the Colonel, who briefed me on th