"You're right! It's like your throat smoothedout to meet with her neck. It must be part of that whole head re-sizingthing."His Grandfather smiled. "Ye.... Lost the double chin...no more arthritis;there are a few bright spots to be had."Patrick pushed his plate away after only a couple of bites. "I'm amazedat how calm you are about all of this."His Grandfather looked off in the distance for a bit before answering."Yeah...I've just felt really calm about all of this since yesterdayafternoon. For. Mrs. Johnson greeted me warmly:"Come on in hun, it's so hot out isn't it? Lovely day to cool off in the pool. I'm so glad you took me up on my offer, our pool hardly sees any use." Oh no, thank you for inviting me Mrs. Johnson. I can't wait to try out your pool it looks sooo inviting on a day like today. Perfect day to get some tanning in too." Oh you're so right, that sounds fantastic! Heck I think I might join you, let me get changed and I'll be out there too!"I went out to the pool and took. "...no!" she whispered, "No, no, NO!" she bellowed. She began to feel sofrustrated that she painfully punched the mirror, causing it to crackand split in two. She bent over the sink breathing heavily as her cheeksstreamed tears. At this point she was sick of crying. She couldn't helpit, she just felt so emotional."Don't cry -" whispered a cold female voice.Heather quickly drew her wand, looking around herself for signs of life,startled and afraid."Who said that?" she bellowed.She pointed her. Her nails gleamed a deep red and the skillful application of body makeup smoothed away the mottled scars on her feet and legs.Standing in the dressing room and looking at herself in the mirror, Di covered her mouth and wept. The white dress was perfect. It hugged her body like a second skin until the skirt flared at her hips, showing off the womanly curves she'd hidden under baggy clothes all her life. The smooth neckline went low enough to show the gentle swell of her breasts without leaving.