"Quiet ... I just did some reading..."I knew it was a lie my mother wouldn't challenge. Face it; she'd always thought I was a bit of a square as they ...robably called it back in her day. Not that she had done anything crazy that I knew of and she'd been married to Dad forever."Oh anything interesting... ?"I just scooped another fork of eggs into my mouth."Not really ... I'm going out with Sheila tonight," I said, "and won't be back until late."My mom just nodded. I knew that even though my. Over the past week, we discovered that we've been trying at all the wrong times because he leaves for work extremely early and I'm a night owl so the middle of the night is the perfect time. We also established that the abandoned mobile home down the street from me would be the perfect place to meet.He texted me just before midnight to see if I thought tonight might be the night. I know he was expecting a no, but instead I told him that I'd see him in twenty.Almost immediately, I started. Have a seat over there at the table. Milk, a PBJ sandwich and chips good for now, or would you like something more?”While she was taking care of her little brother, I went into the other room with Jennifer. “Did you know about Toby and him being ... I don’t want to say infected, but I’m not sure what word to use. Maybe inhabited,” she said.“No, I didn’t. Not until he recognized you, then when he clicked on seeing the pendant your mother gave your father. You’ve seen the stuff from the Wall; I. This was so more exciting than I'd ever imagined - andshe was watching me.''It's Ok; I'll come in with you.' I looked around; the shop assistant was engrossed in a book and casuallyflicked her hand at us as if to say 'carry on'.I opened the door to the changing room. It was large, warm, lined withmirrors and soft lighting, empty except for a red leather sofa in themiddle of the room. She sat down and looked at me, waiting. 'You know what I want you to do.' I felt breathless as I removed my.