.. It’s too far to walk,” she said. “We’ll figure out something ... Somebody will, I’m sure.”“You’re optimistic,” I said.“You’ll...get that way. Let me get my keys. I’ll tell you about how I was introduced to all this...”The ride from the office to the community’s subdivision gave Beck time to give me a window into the early days of the community’s founding. I thought it sounded almost like she should have started ‘Once upon a time... ‘ I mean, I’m eighteen. I can imagine Beck’s shock at finding. I began to worry about what people at work were going to say. My toenailshad been done in the same colour and I wiggled my toes and they lookedso pretty. I saw Lisa and Fiona exchange a small smile as they saw my delight. 'What?' I asked. 'Nothing,' Lisa said, 'only that Vanessa will be verypleased with your progress. Sometimes it takes much longer than this toget to this stage.' I was so fascinated at looking at my newly coloured nails that theremark really didn't register. I splayed my. She would be with me that week and I would make it the most memorable night of her life. I love her, so I wanted to make it special. It would be the begging to a whole new chapter of her life, so I wanted to do it right.Finally the night arrived. I took the day off work to get everything ready. I went out and bought bouquets of pink roses and sat them out around the house and I got some red rose petals and sprinkled them on the bed. I put dozens of candles throughout the bedroom and lit. Isabelle couldn't hear what they were saying to each other, but there was an irritating buzzing in the back of her brain, as if they were murmuring to each other and if she concentrated just a little harder, she could understand them. And, although she tried, she just couldn't quite comprehend their speech. There were only a handful of other unicorns within the clearing, most lingering in the trees just beyond. They were difficult to see, but Isabelle could almost feel their presence, although.