She is there suddenly, crouching beside a bush on the bank, with dark eyes locked onto his, and in that moment his world stops. Before he can process ...the meaning of this strange event, she turns and is gone, as quickly as she had appeared. He is not the sort to imagine strange things, nor is he the sort to waste time on analysis of that which can not be understood. He continues on his way, navigating the slow waters which take him downstream. It is not till another bend is rounded that he. The professor's expression was unreadable.Professor Hughes assigned separate rooms to himself and his students on the second floor. The girls were assigned to the West hall and the men the East. The professor's room was closest to the stairs, so he would keep an eye out for any shenanigans, especially from Lance and Mandy.He let them settle into their posh bedrooms while he unpacked and made sure his equipment was still working. Unbeknownst to the students, they were the subject of a bizarre. The woman by the window was familiar. My heart seemed to stop."Elizabeth?" I couldn't see her face, but the sound of her voice tore at my nerves.She was cold and distant, "You are a fool Robert! You never were very well organised." She sounded exasperated - the way she did when I fell short of her high standards of personal discipline. But this time there was no hint of a loving edge in her voice."Don't you remember? I made sure you'd know who had been chosen for you."Chosen for me? How did. For the next hour I told her all about my diet and exercise routine and myextensive clothes shopping. I also told her that it all started when I wasyounger but really began in the last year."Do you think you want to be a woman?" she asked."I am not sure what to think," I stated. "But I want to find out," I saidwith a smile.It was about 1am by the time we realized it was too late to continue theconversation so we hailed a taxi. I offered to drop her off first as shewas working the next day and.