” She stood and stripped out of her bodystocking. The paint was beginning to fade but was still clear enough that we could easily see the image. “...hen I looked at the photos and video, I had a strange sense that all those particles weren’t floating off of me, but they were coalescing on me. I was being made whole from the fabric of the universe. I am not fading out of existence but fading into it. I’m solidifying. Becoming one.”I had a term paper to write comparing a specific aspect of. . well, dont grow up too fast, okay?" I just want to get through today. Dont worry mom I'm in no hurry."We hugged.So why was I in a dress?It was Melody's fault, of course.Her home ec class was doing a bake sale/fundraiser and her teacher askedthe students to wear something formal to help attract customers. Andusing the dreaded puppy-dog eyes, Melody had convinced me she shouldnt bethe only one going to school in a dress, even though I wasn't even in herclass.You'd think that since I was also a. Closing her eyes and drawing a slow, ragged breath, she tried to lift herself up, but could not maintain her balance against the irregular tug of the stream, and landed heavily on her bottom. Sitting on the stream-bed, the water gushing past her up to her belly-button, her buttocks, thighs and calves sinking into the sediment, she felt utterly wretched.Her vision blurred by tears that she refused to shed, she saw an indistinct shape part the flow of water. For a moment, she thought her bag had. Valentine, Miss Morlan is here to see you. I know you said you didn’t want to see anyone today but she was really insistent-‘ ‘It’s okay, send her in.’ he sighed. What the hell was Faye doing here? ‘Gina, you don’t have to stay, everyone has gone home and so should you. I’ll see you Monday morning.’ She smiled, perking up at the prospect of going home, ‘Thanks Mr. Valentine. Have a good night. I will tell Miss Morlan to come in now.’ Jared was massaging his temples, when the sound of her voice.