I stayed put, scared to move as she moved around the room. I kept my head down and looked at the floor as I presumed was expected of me.“Take off yo...ur coat and look up at me.”I did as I was told and as I looked up at her I could see what a goddess she really was. Besides for being extremely toned, she had great muscles. As I looked up at her, she slipped something around my neck, it felt like a pet collar.“When you come here, to my house, you will always wear this collar. It is a sign that you. "Candy was her daughter, who I judged to be about sixteen years old, a very pretty and chirpy little girl, but I was really thinking of someone older. However, in the interests of good neighbourliness, I agreed that she should bring Candy round that evening for a chat whilst I explained what I wanted. I hoped to pile it on a bit so that she'd refuse, but that wasn't quite the way it turned out!She was still wearing her school uniform when they arrived which seemed to consist of a very short. “I didn’t mean to impose on you, but you are the only one I can come to.”Kelly puts her hand on Evony’s knee. The feeling of her touch suddenly sends butterflies into her stomach and she doesn’t know why.“Girl, you are welcome anytime,” Kelly says with a smile. “Now tell me what’s going on with you.”Evony tells her everything from when the Xenobiote was found to when she showed up at her friend’s apartment. Though much of it seems farfetched, Kelly listens without interruption or judgment.“And. The fire was a few small coals. He made his way to his wife in their tent.A bright moon had risen to bathe everything in a silvery glow. The walk back to my tent was quiet but for the occasional splash in the lake waters beyond. Weaving between the juniper trees, Anna’s tent caught my eye. It was silent and motionless. ‘She’s most likely asleep already’ I thought to myself. I silently cursed her father and my own sense of manners for a moment before trudging the last few yards to my tent..