"Priscilla used the apricot shampoo and vigorously rubbed, the room wasfilled with the fragrance, working it into a thick lather. She rinsedand repea...ed."Head up a little, Jamie," she directed him, sliding a towelunderneath and wrapping it around, so that his wet hair wouldn't drip."Hang on, up we go," she warned him as she lifted the back of thechair upright and turned it to face the mirror. "Now we're ready tocut your hair." I could see her watching Jamie's face for anyreaction. I suppose. In the shower Seven decided that would talk to Stacey and let her tell her story. But somewhere he was still angry with her. Angry because she stopped the little contact they had, angry because she just decided to ignore him angry because she left him godddamnit. “She left me, just like that!!” he yelled and slammed his fist against the shower wall. “That hurts more than I expected" he said to himself and he made himself calm down. “I am not going to think about her tonight. Tomorrow when she. "The Gods?" Sorven nervously asked aloud, but no answer wasforthcoming. Instead, all he could feel was the strange distantpresence/s. The lights and colors began to swirl around faster and faster, makingSorven begin to get dizzy as he tried to watch them all. Then suddenlythey all seemed to flow into him, nearly causing Sorven to scream asconfusion filled him. Every moment of Sorven's life went through his mind at once. Everyemotion that he'd ever felt, every thought that he'd ever though. She looked good from that distance, but not having formally had a chance to meet her, I knew nothing about her except I'd assumed she was the neighbors kid.I didn't see her again for a couple of days, and when I finally did, what a hell of a first official meeting.I was out in our backyard, mowing the huge yard we had with a push mower. Being in the house only a short time, I hadn't gotten around to buying a riding mower (that would happen later). About halfway through the lower part of the.