Something was different with everyone's mood today and Uncle Tom had been the first one to say that she needed to get out and do something. Something ...hat would take her away from all those relatives and friends of her parents that kept coming bye with cards and food and such sad faces.During the entire ride to the zoo and while they were paying to go in he kept looking at his side like he was expecting his phone to ring but like it was something he wished would never happen. On the way there. I had not be unaware that Marisa was interested in something like this. The topic had come up even as we were merely dating, and hadn't decided to get married; and yet at the time, I didn't take her all that seriously. But as the time approached for us to get married, she reiterated it once again. "If we're to get married, I want a black baby." She added: "But if that's something you don't want, then we should call off the wedding. Okay?" By then I was too much in love with Marisa to do that,. It was a dangerous, risky situation, but she would probably never see him again and he wouldn’t be around to speak with anyone she knew afterward. It would be simple. That was all it took. She made herself bold, whispered some promising words and directions to the workman, and Silmaria slipped out that very night to meet the man in a small grove of elm trees on a hill overlooking a meadow almost a mile east of her home. The moon was out, not quite full but fast approaching, glowing huge and. " They usually onlydo that once.CUT TO: Exterior - University of MinnesotaPETERSON (voice over): Suzanne Tallan's big concern, however, was forher chances of playing hockey at Minnesota. It was still her big dream,even if the circumstances had changed.TALLAN (voice over): So one day, I got a phone call from the U. They'dheard about what had happened to me.CUT TO: Interior - Ridder Arena, hockey practiceTALLAN (voice over): And they told me that they wanted to see me play,to see if my style fit.