Itwas an Oscar winning performance.......Later after my apparent discomfort had been eased we had our raucousvictory celebrations."Well done Celyn", t...e coach effused while the two of us were collectingour food from the buffet."55 runs, 5 wickets and the winning catch, you must have a tough jockstrap though." He grinned at me."I've been thinking, I know that you should have another year with theyouth team but I would really like you to train with the seniors nextyear. What do you think?"I was. Outside, my blue Ford pickup waited for me, and when I hopped in and hit the ignition, it groaned to life. I needed a new truck… I drove off down the mountain path and on toward Copper Harbor’s nearest neighbor, Eagle Harbor, a larger town with more people and less peace. I hated cities, that was why I hadn’t left the tribe when I turned eighteen… well, that and Selene. As I entered Eagle Harbor, I flicked on my radio to the old bluegrass channel and tapped my foot on the accelerator after. When you told your story.....it sounded to me like you didn't get much fun out of it. If you get what I mean." Oh." I said, my face flushing. "Well...it was fun I suppose. I didn't dislike it." I hope that I've never left a girl thinking that at least she didn't dislike it." said Delray derisively. "You don't even really realize what you missed, do you?" Well...I suppose it should have felt better than it did somehow. He seemed to enjoy it more than I did." I remembered the fire in Andrew's. .” She looked aside.“I’ve never done magic before. I want us to do this together,” I muttered, “Look at all this stuff. Look at Shannon.”“Dude! I’m Curtis!” She turned the petri dish in her hands like a tiny steering wheel.“Kristi, this is the most exciting cool thing ever to happen to us. And I really like you. I’ve been watching you since we ditched. Especially doing all this stuff, you’re fired up. Do you really want me to go to another room and miss part of the process?”“Magic’s fun,” She.