" I kind of thought you might have," she smiled. "I would hate all this secrecy to have been for nothing."She pulled the car out into the traffic and ...waited for me to continue, but I was thinking of the right way to tell her."I think I'll wait until a see a big truck coming the other way," she said quietly, "And I'll drive towards it." Sorry?"Behind me Sarah giggled, leaving me with the distinct impression that I was missing something."And just before it smashes into us, I'll ask you what it. Jun made a gesture and in walked the damned prettiest twelve year old I might have ever seen. I remained sitting as the child just stood there, her eyes darting from me to Jun to the room to me.Welcome Anabel, please sit on the chair here at my side.She walked over and sat down. She was still in her school uniform; the standard white blouse with the big peter-pan collar, a red skirt at mid thigh length, white socks and black leather shoes. Even poor families seem to get the pesos scrapped up. Her tongue flicked in and out, in and out... The bed was damp from more than just sweat when she awoke. Through the open window Julie could hear a few birds singing, calling to each other in the first traces of dawn. She stumbled to the bathroom and started the shower. Even the cold water splashing across her body couldn't erase what she'd felt during the dream.She tried thinking of the day's schedule, of classes, of bills that needed to be paid; all of these melted away even as her mind tried. This was what had everyone’s attention. They had seen it and knew someone was starting today. I looked up at Mary who was standing next to me and she shrugged. I whisper, is this normal? She shook her head.Sara then addressed the assembled group around the desk, “Everyone, this is Abby Thomas.. She is joining our group today. I won’t even begin to point out everyone by name,” she then said to me, “you won’t remember, anyway. You’ll learn their names by contact.” Sara smiled at me. She told me.