’ Darby came close to panicking. ‘No… no you can’t do this to me. I trust you.’ Grinning Darby climbed in and began her driving lesson. ‘D...d has a top-of-line Volvo but I like this much better.’ ‘What does your dad do?’ ‘His business manufactures and imports and distributes horticultural chemicals, Azure brand.’ ‘I know the brand, we stock a range. Well fancy that. All right, off we go. We have another four hours to go.’ ‘Where will I live?’ ‘With my parents and younger sister until you decide. What struck me as odd, was their trance like state. They all looked as though they were hypnotised. Not one of them moved a single muscle as the receptionist and I walked through the door. Suddenly the truth dawned on me. ‘Is…Is this an asylum?’ I asked, though I already knew the answer. The receptionist gazed at me. His lips slowly curved into an eerie smile. Without any warning, he started to back away from me. My voice caught in my throat as I watched him disappear into the distance. I. Only Tommy wasn’t speechless, likely because he couldn’t make out the exact nature of what was suddenly in the room. Still, he could obviously see enough. “It was supposed to be smart casual, lass,” he joked.No one laughed more than a little bit, though. Well, Heather did giggle at least.“Well, what are you all waiting for?” she chimed. “Someone said we were late!” She pressed past her mom and came up to me, smiling that smile of hers.“Hi!”“Hi,” I managed to utter, somehow.“You look nice.”“And. I liked the way it sounded and looked so went with it.”I smiled at Jeryl who actually blushed. “Wow, beautiful and smart. I’m a pretty lucky guy.”“Yes you are,” Jim said. “Now, look like a young genius. Channel Five is coming through before the doors open for some un-crowded shots.”Sure enough, a portable camera was coming down the aisle with a couple of reporters trailing along. They paused at my car long enough to shoot a few seconds of footage and then moved on. One of the reporters, a.