Her mind recoiled completely from any memory of what had happened to her. She could only lie there in the comforting darkness of the silent car and tr... to concentrate on the soft music from the stereo system.She was going to the Casino to see Deke Vito, to get the contract for Johnny--and then she was going away. She'd tell Johnny what had happened, how horrible it had been, then she'd go home for the two weeks it would take until he began his engagement in San Francisco. She loved him so much. She turned away from him, to his friends that stood well away from them. ‘Leave!’ The yell reverberated off the wall of the building making her voice sound like it belonged to a giant. The children turned tail and ran for their lives. Danny thought it odd that they should be afraid of her. Jess whipped around, her fist in the air. It connected with the boy’s nose and he went flying. He landed on his butt, his hands cradling his offended nose. Blood streamed down his face to stain his t-shirt.. " Celia trembled, but she closed her eyes, and kept her? hand out, desperately. Fenton smirked and lifted the cane. SLAP! The cane came down hard across Celia's palm, and her eyes opened widely. She jerked her palm away and pushed it under her armpit, presumably to warm it.Oh yes...she's much more human now, than she was when she strutted in here an hour ago, Fenton thought.Fenton looked at Dr. Celia Andrews?without smiling. The well-dressed woman was sitting in the leather chair. Luxurious. I didn't notice that I walked all the way around the courtyard and was standing at the temple entrance. I had put off my meeting with Mother Browynn for too long, so I went inside to find her.She was facing me while talking to one of the Sisters. I knelt and tried to center myself until she was ready for me. Unfortunately she was ready before I found it, so I rose anyway and walked to her.I bowed to her. "I'm sorry that I had to kill him, Mother." I opened."So why did you then, you could have.