Mel went to the church after dinner knowing the choir would be practicing and Father O'Maley would be there listening. Although she saw his car in the...lot, there were no others. "choir must be starting later tonight" she thought. She went to Father O'Maleys office and found him on the PC. "Oh!... Melissa! I wasn't expecting you!" he stammered. "Hi.. umm.. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions about boys and dating" she asked with embarrassment in her voice. "of course, of course,. Lightning bugs, was my first thought, but the lights were too bright and constant. Bemused, I stopped strumming my guitar. The reaction was instant. The lights darted away from my house in all directions. Within a few seconds, they were all gone.After a bit of staring around into the night, I convinced myself that I had nodded off and dreamed the lights. I decided that if I were that tired I should hit the sack. Setting my guitar on the dresser, I undressed and got into bed. Before long, I was. Jay is the name he gave when I took his order for another Tanquaray and g****fruit juice and since my boss was really strict, I had to take Jay's ID which told me that he was 10 years older than me. I took a giant risk by acting on some rumors I had overheard that black men have a weakness for pretty, pale, white girls. So boldly acting on this scrap of information I said to him, "Can you do anything to help a poor white girl feel better on her first night?" Today I laugh when I remember what I. "Denzin shrugged. "Unlike the Ha'tinre, Ha'trin can join any clan they wish to. We don't have to fight our way into clans, or anything."Shime looked down. "I don't think any other clan would accept me." Of course they would," Denzin said softly. His finger caressed her cheek. "They would take you if you were with me. I can vouche for you. I can take over your training and help you become Ha'trin."Shime sighed. "I don't want to be Ha'trin," she said softly. "I never wanted to be Ha'trin," she.