" Oh yeah, she knew. And unbelievably, she was okay with it."Why?" she asked. There was really no need for words. The look in my eyes said it all. We ...ust looked at each other for a very long moment that seemed to last forever. "Oh," she said. I felt like Icarus. I was simply too close to the sun. I had to avert my eyes and look away from the flame or melt from its fury. As I tried to look away she grabbed my chin and held my gaze. "No," she smiled. "I need you to get used to seeing me. We're. Then, before we could move, the chopper landed and two people came running out: a cameraman in a coverall and a news reporter wearing a very fancy hairdo, elaborate makeup, and running shoes. Standing just to one side of us, she began speaking into her microphone:"This is Wendy Ahern of NewsChannel 17 reporting live from Dhrystone Lake," she began breathlessly. "Stay with us to learn if these are the two students reported missing in yesterday's storm. But first, this announcement."A third man. Taking his hand in her hands, she gestured for him to do it again. After a few seconds, he realized that she wanted him to light the lighter again. He flicked the switch, and a soft, yellow flame shot out. The woman cringed, but stayed close. She looked up at him expectantly. Byron took a look at the woman. Her hair was whitish blonde, and her skin was a pearly pink that sparkled in the dancing flame. She was ethereally beautiful, with her bluish white eyes that dominated a heart shaped face.. "Jackie, have you seen Ellen since she left here? She came to our house right after leaving from here and stayed only for a couple hours and then she took off. We thought she came back here. That girl, Gloria, called over to us trying to talk to Ellen, and that's the first we learned that she hadn't come back here. Her mother's afraid that you might have done something to her, so she sent me here to find out anything I could." Tom looked sheepish and miserable all at the same time. I felt sorry.