She got a stern look from the older one and the mood turned darker and more ominous. Both ladies stepped back from me and looked at me differently for... the moment not saying a word. I felt that I had said something terribly wrong, something that I shouldn’t have. I started to regret what I had said, feeling that I had stepped in it. ‘No, I’m from England.’ I said with a nervous, almost regretful look. ‘Is that where I am? Tania is it? Am I on Tania?’ I asked with genuine curiosity. I wanted to. I entered the house, ready for most anything. It was evident thatDracula had chosen Halloween to strike, but why THIS Halloween? I haddefeated him last year on Ground Hog's Day when he had set out to gatherthe remains of Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers, BOTH of whom I hadkilled to end their reign of terror, as well as Leatherface and hisfamily. I am the reason that the movie franchises began remaking theoriginals.It was worse than a nightmare as my step-father saw me and saw mywounds: broken. Gently steered me through these uncharted waters. Of course we wentback through my childhood and adolescence, mining them for whatever cluesthey might provide.It would be very tidy and it would make a good story if I told you thatthere was some "aha" moment or some epiphany where it all came togetherin a blinding flash and I could walk out of Dr. Hansen's office a newperson ready to face all of life's challenges. It would be nice, but itwouldn't be true. When I agreed to see her, I knew that. Her dress, while conservative, was a deep plum colored form fitting sheath with a square neckline and pencil skirt hitting just above the knees. Her cleavage peeked provocatively over the hem line of her bodice, the creamy mounds creating the perfect shelf for the Celtic inspired pendant that rested just at the valley of her breasts, her good luck charm. Her toned legs tapered gracefully into a pair of black patent leather stacked toe stilettos, and her mink colored hair was pulled into a.