Maybe they wanted to sparemy feelings, maybe they just genuinely didn't want me to go along, Idon't know. All I know is what I saw, and that's my frie...ds plotting abeach trip without me just 2 days after they last saw me at my ownbirthday party.The conversation stays on my mind throughout the evening and even afterI climb into bed, causing me to toss and turn all night and feel lousywhen I get up the following morning. As we're heading to school, I findmyself feeling worse than I've done in a. "Will today do?"She must have been near the computer or have it set to tell one an e-mail arrives. 'Any time today will be suitable.'I was in the house by myself as the others had gone to church, so I left them a note telling them I had decided to go for a run in the car.I drove to the address given and the woman dressed in black was standing at the door. I parked the car and walked towards her my steps making a crunching sound on the pebble driveway. She actually smiled as I got up to her."I. The firedancers had found me!The woman, Nightbreeze, rose at once when she saw the fear in my eyes. As I grabbed at her she grabbed at the bucket of water. Then, as the door in matter of seconds went from dry wood into a blazing inferno that roared and unnaturally flung a vicious fire tongue at the bed where we had just been sitting, we lay soaking wet in the farthest corner. Which I could tell by the intense burning pain in my face and throat was not far away at all.I understood at once that. She laid down on her back with her head propped on the pillows. Reaching out with her right hand, she took hold of mine and motioned with a nod for me to lay next to her. I quickly laid beside her on my left side to be able to watch her. "That will never do", she said as she pushed me over on my back. She moved closer to me as she took my left arm and put it under her body. Then with one fluid movement, she put her left leg over both of mine, put her arm over my chest, propped herself on her.