Hayley felt a brief jolt followed by a tingling sensation thatspread throughout her body."That tingling is the start of the process. It takes about ha...fan hour for the transformation to run its course."Transformation? Mystical artifact? What was this madwoman talkingabout? Tansy returned the medallion to her jacket pocket and lita cigarette."The medallion was given to me by a former lover," she explained,blowing a long stream of smoke. "He told me that two people coulduse it to switch forms, to. I said, Honey, find something to write on and with. As he passes I’ll call out his license number.’ He pulled up along side me and honked. I looked at him and waved. Two men in the car. They sped up and pulled in front of me. I called out their license number. Sammi said, ‘They’re both sure she’s in the truck with you. They’re armed!’ He matched my speed and stayed about a quarter mile in front of me. I saw the passenger look back with binoculars. I thought, ‘Must have seen us gas up in Grand. All was well until they entered a rather longer tunnel.Suddenly the train lurched. The screeching of the brakes and then gun shots.Crouching low, David was grateful for the British mania for blackouts. He edged his way to where Julia and Liz were huddled. "You OK?" he whispered.In the gloom he could see that Julia held a small gun at the ready. "We're fine" she hissed. "But we need to get Liz back to her cabin, this open carriage is too vulnerable."David understood what she meant. One grenade. ‘Of course, I’m not an idiot, but shouldn’t it be ‘making love’?’ He scoffed. ‘I don’t think so. It’s fucking. F-U-C-K-I-N-G. It’s a hard dick sliding into a tight wet pussy.’ He looked at me to see my reaction. I didn’t want to let on that the words he just spoke made my center tingle. ‘God, you are so vulgar. No wonder your dad wants to send you military school.’ I knew that his father never mentioned this because my mother tells me everything that goes on with everybody, but I was hoping to.