’ ‘Look Lena,’ Jo said, ‘I can choose your dress and you can get measured on Thursday week. If you really don’t like it we’ll just about h...ve enough time to change it before Saturday. Come on, you know you need the rest, for the baby’s sake.’ Well that did it of course, as she knew it would. ‘OK,’ I said fairly ungraciously, I wasn’t feeling well was I? ‘I’ll go, but only if Amy can come.’ Mike looked at me with his blue eyes. He could read me like a book and he knew just what I was thinking, I. "Poppy goes silent for a while, eventually I have to say something, "So,do you think I am a freak?"Poppy pulls herself closer to me. Now I can see her face and smile, "Iguess you are Emma. But you are my freak." We hold each other closeuntil we are both asleep.Hours later I wake up feeling like there is someone else in the room. Ihold myself up for a few minutes waiting to hear the tell tale sound ofmovement but nothing comes. The house is completely still. ThroughPoppy's window I can see the. ’ He told them about talking to Mr. Adams and learning a little about Abbie’s background. ‘Mr. Adams told me to just take it easy and let Abbie come around.’ ‘The night of the bonfire a few weeks ago, I thought Abbie ran from me because of something I said or did. Later I learned that Abbie was really conflicted about being shy but really did want to talk to me. That’s the night we stayed on the porch until two in the morning. We only held hands and Abbie talked all night, I just listened. I. And then you'll be one with the great spirit. Don't you want that?" Scott, please! I don't want to die!", she screamed."But you don't die, Lauren. You just transform into a being of pure spirit. That's what you always told me. Why are you so scared of this?", Scott said and put his legs on a footstool. Barry just stood and looked at her. How could they do this? "You are not god, Scott. You can't just decide that I have to die. I'm only 18! I'm not supposed to die!", Lauren screamed."And a car.