He sped down the country road, heart racing, still clutching the steering wheel as if the fate of the Earth depended on it."I'm not gonna do it I'm no... gonna do it!" He repeated endlessly. Gabby responded with loud, contemptuous laughter.She'd been standing at the street corner for nearly an hour with no potential customers in sight. Her high heels were making her feet ache, and her g-string was riding up between her butt cheeks uncomfortably. One thing she was certain of: Grace Dwyer was not. Faye then excused herself and left.Danni removed the foil and sponge things and rinsed my hair. She then dried it with a hair dryer. I could see it was still partly brown but had lots of blonde streaks in it to make it appear to be more dirty blonde overall. It was also very wavy compared to the straight style I had when I used to just put it in a ponytail. Dannie used hairspray and brushed my hair out. The result was a full wavy style to just past my shoulders. She said I might need a hair. ”She smiled, “I know. Grandfather and my grandmothers have had many talks and explained things to us. My mother married a human soldier but they think I am to wild and sent me to live here.”We came out of the forest and I hesitated, “I was exercising.”She hit my arm, “I am Flame Sar Urr Kent.”I smiled and she laughed and gave me a push towards the distant manor, “and I claim you tom. Now go run.”I frowned before I looked away, I was not sure she knew what she had said or what it meant. I took a. I’m still breathing. Not like Christopher. His name is a piercing blade to the numbness and I am grateful for it. October I am glad you brought me back here. The uncompromising landscape soothes me. The grey moody sky, the shrieking winds and ocean spray. The rage of the waves echoes through me, it feels so familiar. But enough, I must have my say today. The ‘madness within’ you call it. A dominating, powerful force that you feel drives me to both despair and delight. You derive comfort in any.