The rain didn’t really matter to her as itran down her coat and shin-length chigos. Water was anelement that came to her naturally. Became her, ...omemight say. It certainly made the genuine cotton garmentfit her trim body in a manner which brought the bestout of it. A marvel of a lady on the better side of hertwentieth year.A few onlookers whistled at her, probably just forthat. Looking over her shoulder and casting a smilethat was sweet and icy at the same time, the message“hello. Carson asked when the testing was taking place then had themprepare for her at Poe Cottage. It went unsaid that she'd be placedthere, it was the best place for her. It was where the majority of theschool's gay, lesbian, transgender, and changling students ended up andwas the most accepting cottage.---------------June 11th, 2016 Just Outside Berlin, NH near Dunwich, NHTaurus had made his first trip to Whateley Academy since his daughterLillian graduated in 1998. It was a drive that he hadn't. The build up was the usual story, married for fifteen years, things had gotten rather stale. We drifted apart, spending time in the same house, under the same roof, but in separate rooms though. She grew distant from me. I noticed at some point that we were no longer partners, no longer confidants, no longer lovers.She left too many clues. I picked up on things and dug a little. Turns out she was having an affair, or at least an emotional one. She started complaining to me. This was normal and. She had picked at her food and had it all boxed up to take home (it all ended up in the trash). Her meal was more expensive than his and his wife’s meals combined. On top of that, she had three Mai Tais and had gotten drunk. Annie was an obnoxious and loud drunk. It wasn’t the first time he’d spend a miserable evening like that.“We couldn’t leave her at home,” she said.“She’s twenty-six years old! She can stay home by herself,” he said curtly.His daughter could go on dates, but they were.