I stayed the night in the guest bedroom, and then drove her back to Boston the next day. I dropped her off at her dorm, drove back to North Granby, an...d had a nervous breakdown. I went to bed, and didn’t get up for two days. The phone would ring, but it seemed to have no importance to me, so I did not answer it. I watched the morning sun come through the shades of my bedroom, turn into afternoon sun, then fade to dark, while I lay there motionless. For the first time in my life, I felt. Now to your task: As you cansee, Master Sean has performed well, but is now in need of something, Iwill not give him, to restart him to perform a second time." As I haddreaded, the inevitable was said. "Your skilled mouth would be veryvaluable to Master Sean and me. Please get to work, girl!"Mistress was always polite with me these days. During my training, a yearand a half ago, she had been more of a drill sergeant, but as myresistance diminished, so did her manners resurface. The manners. I see how your auras are intermingled. Did she heal you from a grievous wound at some time?”We both gasped, and Justin’s hand went to his throat. She watched him like a hawk. “Yes, she pulled you back, didn’t she? You will forever be tied to her if you weren’t already.”She sat back with satisfaction. Taking a sip of her coffee, she flicked her gaze from me to Justin and back. “You have no idea what you are wearing, do you, girl?”“No, it turned up in my handbag after I had an encounter with some. Mom seemed uncomfortable asking aboutit, and frankly I did too, so the topic never came up even though shecould tell something was fishy.Thursday was goth/scene/emo day, which I felt was honestly surprising andslightly inappropriate, not because gothness was not appreciated, butbecause real people actually dressed like that and it seemed rude to makefun of real people's style like a spirit day was tacitly supposed to do.Regardless of my apprehensions, however, the day was happening, and.