My family lives’ in another city…. and I have no boyfriend.” She looked down at her hands.She had never been a very popular girl, she was the we...rd girl. Most of her time in High School was spent in the library reading. Most guys wouldn’t even talk to her, she never understood why. Sometimes she saw them staring, but they would never say anything. She’d never even been on a date before, she had always just assumed that guys weren’t attracted to her. In fact, she had never even been. "At eight tomorrow morning we go to see a solicitor. We haveto leave that early to avoid any complications if Mark is awake, butthey probably won't open until nine so we can get some breakfast out." What about my clothes, I feel pretty stupid in this stripper'scostume," I asked.Catherine took me upstairs and fitted me out with clothes of hers that Icould borrow, a loose fitting top because I had a bigger bust that her,but keeping my own shoes because none of hers were big enough for me.We both. What was it about her that struck me so? It certainly wasn't beauty. She was overweight and, at that moment, displaying an ample crack in the back of her jeans as she sat on the floor, shelving a stack of picture books. It wasn't style-- she had wildly unkempt black curly hair, black hornrim glasses and no makeup, all of which gave her a certain boyish look.No, what wowed me was that she seemed free. Free of all the things I'd come to school with-- the need to dress up like every day was a job. ‘They’ve taken to the roofs!’ came the call from behind them. Thylisa could hear the men vaulting to the roof. She chased after the thief as best she could, rooftop to rooftop, up stairs and through gardens. The shouts of their pursuers, remaining steadily behind them, were now joined by more of the Scourge on the street. Callous stopped and spun round to face the men, a knife in either hand. He let the blades fly as the two warriors made the jump to the roof he and Thylisa occupied. The first.