She checked her shotgun, and opened the door. Tommy, Cindy's son, was right behind her. "You stay here." She wished she could hope Top was wrong, but ...the sick feeling in her heart told her he was right."But my mom! Something could have happened." If it did, she would want you to stay here." She shut the door in his face, cutting off any protest.Sandy met her halfway. Behind her, the van wobbled as someone moved around inside. "Your boss was right," Sandy said, "she changed into one of them. I'm. But no, nothing further was heard. Obviously my mind was playing tricks on me again.In the weeks and months that had followed my arrival in Darwin, I had often thought I had seen or heard her from afar. Someone would laugh, sounding just like her, and my head would snap around. My eyes panicked, not sure if I wanted it to be her or not. Other times, someone would slink by with a similar hair style and I would panic, not knowing whether to run or play possum*.I had often dwelled over it,. "What would work?" I don't really like boys in that way. I never have. I don't know why. Ithought if I could at least kiss you, with the way you look and all, butI know it's not the same."Marshal hugged her tightly, and began to stroke her hair. "I don't thinkthat's how it works anyway. I've not got much experience, but I knowthat you love who you love." But I don't think she loves me back." Who? Steph?"Eva nodded, tears streaming from her cheeks."I haven't known you guys very long, but I know. Albus had been there a few times before, but not in a couple years. Usually all the parties the Minister held were while Albus was at Hogwarts. A few hours before the party, Ginny made Albus, James, and Lily all take showers and comb their hair properly. She spent a good fifteen minutes trying to get James's hair to lie flat and another fifteen minutes putting Lily's up in some sort of elaborate bun type thing. Albus was very happy his own hair was far too short for that sort of thing. .