However, once she'd seen her mother's reaction she'd automatically known what to do. It wasn't anything her mom had said so much as the look in her ey...s when she'd heard about the panty-thief."She wants something to happen," Millie said aloud, more sure than ever that she was right. "And if I'm right, today is it."So it wasn't to the library that Millie went, but around the other side of the house so she wouldn't be seen from the basement that served as the laundry room. After letting herself. Perhaps I was intimidated by her open, animal nature. But I respected her greatly as a person. She was a pediatrician, and got along incredibly well with children. She would have made an excellent parent. For those fooled by her open charm, Shelley was strong and highly intelligant, being one of the most intelligent people I had ever known. Her open, reveiling nature could just as easily become sharp, cold and aggressive. I loved her for all her angles and charms."How times goes," I said at. I found myself wanting to leave this place more and more with every passing minute.I couldn’t hold back any longer and asked them, “Why are we here? It seems like you guys have everything under control anyways. What do you need us for?”Shadow answered, “We are short one council member now and we would like to change that fact sooner rather than later. We have identified several candidates, of course, twenty-two, in fact, each chosen by one of the council members except for the leader. Our ideal. I sat through the lecture, barely paying attention as I worried about the Algebra test after lunch.I was already through the line and sitting at a table when the girls showed up. I had my Algebra notes open while eating a sandwich when Vicky sat down beside me and gave me a kiss."Hi there My Genius Hockey Stud," she breathed sexily into my ear, while Jessica and Stephanie giggled."Hi there yourself, my brilliant, beautiful biologist to be," I managed to stutter out, as the blood rushed from my.