Fallen angel. Fall from grace. Fall asleep. Fall in love. Falling down, falling down... ‘Fear death by water.’ Did Icarus drown? ‘Un saison en E...fer, Penny. J’ai assis la Beauté sur mes genoux. Et je l'ai trouvée amère...’I didn’t dream, but I must have dozed off for a while. A shrill alarm on the radio snapped me awake, announcing a winter weather advisory, with blizzard conditions until 5 AM. I blinked, rubbing my eyes as the music resumed, and fumbled around for my phone. Tabarnak! I gasped,. Do you know what they call me in Zambia? ‘The She-Demon Who Birthed All Witches.’ That one’s my favorite.’ ‘What I call you is one of only two people in this world who have ever made me feel truly powerless. One’s bagging organic groceries somewhere in the Rockies right now, the other thinks she can buy me off with a $30,000 watch, some tech toys, and some fancy chocolates and stuff from companies I’ve only heard about in rap songs.’ ‘But be fair, those chocolates almost swayed you, didn’t. " I got up, waved goodbyeand saw myself out. I almost tripped a couple of times due to the lackof light and the tiered flooring, but I made it out in one piece andheaded back to the shelter for a good night's rest. Looking up at thenight sky on my way home, I realized that it was almost a new moon. The next day and a half went by quickly, and it was about 1PM, andaround my daily jog at Central Park, when I realized that I had to makemy decision, and soon. I was a good hour's jog away, and I'm. My hair had grown too long for a proper ponytail so to better distribute the weight I had split my hair into two long pigtails off the top of my head and dangling down my back to nearly my waist. The effect was embarrassingly school-girlish. My lashes had grown longer and my cheeks rounder and fuller. My lips were swelled so thick I spoke with a lisp now and the pigment in my lips had brightened into a natural bimbo red. They were coated generously with lip-gloss. My body, athletically slim and.