30. After her departure I waited for a few moments in case Claire had forgotten something and then went upstairs. I was shocked to discover that inste...d of changing back into my real clothes, I was drawn magnetically to the wardrobe. I took out the denim skirt.I had a brief look in the mirror. An awkward, unhappy, girl in school uniform was sulking back at me. I quickly took off the uniform, and shoes. Looking in a drawer found a bra and a pair of plain tights and I put them on. My heart was. It seemed strange getting on a Greyhound bus two days after Christmas to Chicago and getting collected by Carole,s massive Father Sven who clearly did not like me. I was given a bed in their basement next to ,the furnace which was nice and warm except Caroles younger brother and sister kept on trying to catch us snogging together so it put me off. The second day her siblings were at their grand parents, house so Carole and I had the basement all to,our selves. Again she did her best to drain me. What inspired you to create the character?"The writer took a moment to reminisce. "It was my mother. She was andstill is an amazing woman. She worked hard to take care of us and makesure we had everything we needed. When I was ready to head off tocollege I wanted to study accounting. It wasn't that I had any passionfor it. My desire was always to tell stories but I felt I could nevermake a living from it. She sat down with me and told me that she didn'tsacrifice for us to see us grow up. "Only you hold the key to the future of this new race. If you can sire an heir with your genetic ability then it could very well live on and form the basis of a large community. But if you start getting self conscious it could mean the whole thing goes nowhere and we all eventually die out as a simple momentary blip on the evolutionary scale." Well, debating the merits of Alex's worry isn't answering the question," Cate pointed out. "Does anyone have any ideas about how we may be able to unlock.