After a short while they reached their destination, and Terry paid thecab driver not really taking too much notice of where they were.The Queen's Head...was an old back street pub that the owners had triedto give a 21st century look to. The external walls had been decoratedin a blinding bright pink and the woodwork had been painted in vividpinks and yellows. A dazzling blue neon sign over the door brazenlystated, "Welcome to the Queen's Head," in two feet high letters. Thepub sign depicted an. I could swear she was trying tosay something to me but was prevented by some power.Just then, I got my wish to find John Rollins. He had quietly approached mefrom behind and made me almost jump out of this pretty female skin when hespoke to me."Ah, my pretty one has come back! Did you enjoy your little transformation?"He snickered. "I am sorry about the delay, but I have had time to improve onsome of the incantations now. Would you like another demonstration?"I was going to angrily confront him. El Puerto de Navacerrada is the main pass over the Sierra de Madrid. It has a tiny ski-station and three bars and a baby railway that connects with the main-line at Cercedilla. We stepped out of the train and breathed naturally cool air for the first time in weeks. I moved smartly to the nearest bar and bought two cold cans of beer and two more of coke. Pilar smiled and shook her head as I came out. I took her hand and we walked up the access road that led into the trees.'We're going to burn to. I had a ton of homework to do so I stayed home and worked in her older son’s room. She mentioned that she’d been in bed ill for the past day or two and wanted to rest. My mind started racing almost immediately. 10 or 15 minutes after her family and mine had left her house; she called out in a faint voice. I knocked on her door, she asked me to come in. “Go get me some apple juice and a few crackers hun”. I ran down to the kitchen, got what she had asked for and made my way back to her bedroom..