It was a thirty yard walk at least. Alex was glad that he was able to keep up with his peg leg and all. Alex drank coffee while the two of them hurrie... through their breakfast. It was as if they were embarrassed to have him sit at the table without a plate of food in front of him. He rather enjoyed their discomfort. Back at home he discovered that he had either been a chubby kid or he was sickly thin at the moment. His old clothes were far too large according to Lucy. ‘I will not have you. "What!" I exploded. "What do you mean? How did it happen?" My dear mother." She almost spat the words out."You mean your mother gave you all those bruises?" I said with some heat."That's right." But how did she do it, and why did she do it?"Abigail put her hand up to her forehead as though shielding her eyes. "The way she always does it. By punching me and kicking me." Then she grew heated and looked at me. "Why? She doesn't really need a reason, but on the last occasion it was because she said. I think it's an antique music box." She pulls out a hand crafted wooden box. The sides have panels like a Rubik's cube with circles in the center of each face."Think its worth anything?" I'm not sure." April opens the top of the box. Inside there is a mirror, the lid has an inscription carved into it. April puts on her reading glasses. "It says, A gift to those who wish to seek out new fantasy's made real. What is impossible shall become reality to fulfill the physical needs of the mortal. . hell, I don’t know... was it worth it? He hurt me, I don’t know if he hurt you, he’s marked you all over the place, and we’re having a bad time now because he lied to us and he’s gotten between us. Was it worth it? Is it something I’ve got to get used to? Is it something you’ll keep wanting? Something you have to have?”Alan looked up, Pauline still seemed to be close to tears.“Forget it, love,” he said. “I’m upsetting you, it’s my problem. When you’re ready to talk about it... I mean I.