Carrying a solitary candle to the desk, she settles into the chair with a sigh. From the delicate red ribbon around her neck, dangles a heart shaped...skeleton key. She pulls it off over her head and it slides through her silver hair, leaving wisps to flutter against her pale cheeks. She inserts the key into the keyhole on the desk drawer. It protests loudly, but slides open. Reaching inside, she pulls out a packet of letters, tied in the same red ribbon that is threaded through the. I guess I'll be living with her from now on." How come?" Then it sunk in that I was being way to nosey. "Sorry, it's none of my business." No, that's OK. My dad's real sick with cancer and he can't take care of me anymore. My aunt said I could live with her but they've already got a house full of kids and I just know I going to be in everybody's way." That's bad. Sorry about your dad." Thanks. He's been fighting it for years but we don't think he'll make it this time." Sitting up and shaking it. I could not help fantasising about this woman, she was very attractive."Christ! Who turned up the heating?" I mumbled annoyingly to myself, slapping my forehead.Chris lay closely, against my side with his arm flung over my breasts and his mouth against my ear. I felt the warmth of his breath, and his heart beat pulsating against my chest. I pushed down the duvet, sliding down my red silky nighty displaying my bare legs. The light of the crescent moon and the stars that glistened through the. I know I’ve lived in this time for thousands of lonely years, but I’m only a ten-year-old little girl. All I want is to be a good little girl and grow up never knowing I did this to anyone.”Maybe it was instantaneous, or I spent thousands of years doing it there, but when we were in regular time, I had the triplets check her over. Their sister helped. They could find no signs, or even tissue damage, in her brain to indicate that she was anything but a ten-year-old girl who tended to prefer her.