Much too young, I thought, to be out driving alone on a night like this.Carefully brushing back her bangs, I could see a dark-purple, golf-ball sized ...ump at the right side of her forehead and, as I watched, a thick, crimson drop of blood appeared at her right nostril and started to drip slowly down to her upper lip.I reached for the hanky in my back pocket and dabbed at the blood to stop it. After a few blots against her nose it seemed to subside.Looking down into the neckline of her modest. I need some time to think. It should have never gotten this far." She looked at her son's sad face and her heart melted. She reached over and took his hand. "We'll get through this together. I love you." I love you to," Chris returned, staring into his mother's eyes. He added, "But... but not like a son to his mother." It's gone way beyond that for me too." She squeezed his hand again."Do... do we have to... you know... stop doing things?"Allison sighed and stood up, walking over to the counter. ”“Is this some sort of game like Dungeons and Dragons?” asked Cynthia.“It is real, but I don’t expect you to believe me without experiencing it yourself,” answered Sid.“Why would I want to do that?”“You asked if Sally Caretaker could teach you,” answered Sid, “and I investigated how you could meet her. Being a Hero Companion is the only way.”She stared at him in shock. Her thoughts raced, ‘His perfect woman didn’t really exist? His perfect woman was some sort of fantasy woman? This guy actually. Alex looked down at his body. He seemed to be back to normal, but he wasstill wearing that skirt, the kitten blouse, the whole girly outfit. Hereached up and touched his head. He still had pigtails. "What - what aboutmy clothes?" All in good time," Anya said.Just then, a car turned the corner and pulled up near to where they werestanding. A tall man with graying hair got out and walked over to them. Helooked very closely at Alex who wanted to hide considering what he waswearing. "Alex, I'm Mr..