Foolish girl.’ ‘It was so nice to see all of our old friends.’ Mom wanted to tone down the foolish girl reference. ‘And some of those boys hav... grown up to be so handsome.’ That, of course, would be the quality she prized most since all were of our class. ‘That Etienne has grown up to be such a striking young man. And he’s very successful as well,’ offered Dad. I guess we had reached the point where we were all going to say stuff, but in order to understand the conversation, you need to. I’m Shane.’ He said as he helped me out the pool. ‘Oh, hi’ I replied ‘do you wanna grab a bite to eat?’ He asked. I was hardly going to turn him down and when I gave him the okay we went to the poolside bar. Hardly romantic, but still I was weak in the knees. ‘So who’s your friend?’ Shane asked. I glanced over at Candis, she had met some of our friends from school and gave me a wave before running to the deep end. I was glad she stayed away, now I got time with Shane. We talked for ages about. " So I should tell Mary Manson she's too awkward to play on the team?" Don't rub someone's nose in it. You don't have to tell everyoneeverything. But if you must, you can be tactful, framing it for her bestinterest, suggesting an alternative. But you don't do someone any favors tobelieve something that isn't true."You do know I love you as much as Sandy, don' you?" Sure, Mom. Howcum?" Well, sometimes I feel I pay a bit more attention to him than you. Justremember, birls have a harder row to hoe. One strange thing was that the voice did sound just a wee bit familiar.But, I was not finished talking to Tammy so I answered, very politely, “I’m sorry. I’m busy.”Well, things got interesting real fast. Simultaneous with hearing “No you’re not!” I felt a swish through my head. It buzzed! I’d been hit or swatted on my head ... or at least that’s what it must have been from the way it felt.Man, this Spirit thing was very confusing. I had no body, just a haze of a thing, and yet, another Spirit.