158 DATE WITH THE GODShands of one man. This man, the head of an interna
tional firm, had connections in key government jobs in
many countries. I was the liaison between this interna
tional set-up and foreign governments because of my
diverse cultural upbringing, and my fluency in lan
guages, which enabled me to comfortably function in
many parts of the world.
After we were settled in my room, I told Rama about
the man I worked for. I explained that my work for this
man and the international firm he represented, wa s one
of the reasons I'd been reluctant to get involved with her
project. I would have to answer questions from too
many people, businesses, and governments.
Matter of factly, Rama said, "The man you work for
will be assassinated by the end of 1975."
Her response was unexpected and shocking. I stared at
her, speechless. If there was one man I trusted in this
world, he was the man. To hear Rama say he would be
dead in a year and a half was hard to take. Even though
I'd come to respect her psychic abilities, it was unbe
lievable, and painful to think she could be right. It
bothered me that she would say something like that.
Without further discussion of the subject, we both
went to bed and fell asleep almost immediately.
I woke up at five in the morning and turned over.
Rama was gone. Since I was wide awake, I decided to get
up, pack, and get an early start driving back to Lima.
I began thinking about what Rama had said the night
before. When I'd left the office last Friday, there had
been certain indications that trouble might be starting,
but not quite as serious as Rama seemed to think. And
certainly not serious enough to extend my stay in Peru.
I couldn't wait to get back to the office to see what had
developed. I was indeed curious.