It. But something had told her she had to face the father. He’d warned her, after all. He hadn’t done this willy nilly. She was as much at fault a... he was. She only hoped Bobby wouldn’t gloat.“Let’s sit down,” he said.She was taken by surprise. She’d expected, “Too bad,” or, “I warned you!” She’d even thought it was possible he’d just turn around and walk out. She followed him to the kitchen, wondering why he went there to sit instead of the living room, which was much closer.She stood, while. Lucy lifted her dress up as she ascended the stairs and she called out for her younger sister. 'Claire? Claire are you there? I thought you might like to attend our studies together...?' Lucy walked on the wooden slats of the landing, towards Claire's bedrooms. She received no reply and after repeated calls she resigned herself to her sister's absence. Having not seen her sister since breakfast, Lucy sought out Winny to enquire as to her missing sister's whereabouts. 'I haven't seen Miss Claire. I couldn't help but to feel a little jealous watching Billy and Jason together.Billy's locker is kinda close to mine, so I made sure I pass in his direction as I made my way to my own locker after English class. Billy was stuffing books into his locker. He turned around just as I approached him, as though he were expecting me to come talk to him. "Brandon," he said. It was kinda weird the way he said my name, I don't really know why. "I don't know where Chris is." I'm not really looking for. " Not in words. The knowledge was just...there." "If it works, it'll only change me physically?"She put a lot of emphasis on 'If'.I explained that the transformation, 'If' it happened, would create anexternal reality in which the woman in the drawing was Paula DianeLandham, nee Russo; my wife and Jake's mother. Her personality andidentity would remain intact. We'd remember everything we both knew abouther before, though no one else would.She mulled it over a few seconds."You wanted to use it.