20

The Second Letter

Time flew by, and as predicted in Jerry’s dream, by the end of March the price of Optiscan rose and the investment made Jackie and Jerry almost $750,000.

Before long it was that all-important Saturday evening. The two couples were a few minutes early, which demonstrated the anticipation in the air. Jerry asked if they would like something to drink, but everyone just wanted to open their second envelopes.

They proceeded to open the envelopes, and as they read the contents, expressions of disbelief replaced their earlier expressions of anticipation. Dave was the first to speak. “I don’t understand how this is possible, but I know the business about the IPOs is for real.”

Jackie began to tell them about the similar experiences other guests in room D had had over the years. She didn’t discuss her dream about Chris, although Mary was well aware of it. It was clear from the conversation that followed that everyone accepted Jerry’s dreams as bizarre but true.

The conversation then turned to the Middle East conflict. The men agreed that such an incident was not so hard to believe. Most of them had some knowledge of the conflicts in the past and were aware of the current stalemate in the peace process.

Dave said, “I, for one, think we should take Jerry’s dream as a warning and develop a plan to protect our investments in the event the last dream is true.” The others agreed that the worst that could happen if the Middle East conflict didn’t develop was that they would have repositioned their investments for a time.

After several hours of intense discussion, they agreed to begin laying out plans to protect themselves. As the investment expert, Dave would lead the way in providing some alternatives. They agreed to get together and review the options Dave had to offer.

Jerry asked that they limit their discussion with others, but acknowledged they may want to look after their families’ investments. He did wonder how Dave would be able to keep this information confidential and still do what he thought was best for his clients.

It was about eleven thirty when they decided to call it a night. The next year would prove to be a time of great anticipation as they prepared to meet the potential challenge that might come into their lives.