When he opened his eyes he saw in the mirror the likeness of Terra, just as he remembered her.
"It's good to see you again." He said touching the mirror.
He put the Underwear and the Medallion in his fireproof safe, along withan element of his own clothing. He knew the medallion had a habit of losing itself. He wasn't going to be caught trapped this way.
He set the alarm and went to sleep.
The next morning she put on her uniform, made some breakfast, gathered her school supplies and drove her car to the school.
Home room:
It was the first day of school and she found her way to home room History. Mr. Jenkin's class. She sat in the front row only because there was nowhere else to sit. Mr. Jenkins made her uncomfortable. He kept staring at her at the end of class he approached her. "Your name is Denise McLaughlin? Are you related to Terra Kline?"
"She's my mother." Dennis said without thinking.
"That doesn't make sense. How old was she when she had you?" Jenkins replied.
"She had me very young. The family covered it up." Dennis hadn't considered the math.
"Hmmm... Well, off to class with you" Jenkins said scooting her out.
After class a girl named Heather approached her, "What was all that about?"
"Not much. My mom went here." Dennis dodged saying too much.
"He's creepy."
"Yeah."
"What's your next class?"
"AP Physics."
"Me too."
Physics
They went to physics class together. Physics was with Sister Graves. Heather had latched on to Denise and introduced her to Patty. Patty was a bit tomboyish and moody but had a smart sense of humor. During the class the office sent Locker assignments. Denise was to share with Andrea. Patty consoled her sarcastically.
"Good luck, she's vacuous. I hope her make-up doesn't push you out of the locker." Dennis looked at Andrea, she was like a model and spent the entire class filing her nails and text messaging someone.
Gym Class.
Gym Class introduced her to Sister Greta. Greta was a hard bodied woman and very pushy. She explained about the uniforms they were to wear and gave a talk on hygeine and showers. There was an athletic girl who seemed to buddy up with Denise named Vanessa. Vanessa kept asking her what kind of work out she liked, what her dietary habits were and the like.
Home Economics
In Home Ec with Mr Tyler, a handsome young seminary student who at times seemed like he was rethinking his choice, She sat next to Lana and got to sit with Heather again. Lana was shy but knew what she was doing. She couldn't make eye contact with Mr Tyler.
Bible Study
Father Clark gave a bible study class. Dennis fell asleep and was assigned detention.
Calculus
Sister Myra taught calculus. She was young and energetic for a nun. Patty was in this class too. She asked if Dennis would like to join the science club. Dennis jumped on this it was great for becoming more of a target for whatever happenned to Terra and the other students over the years.
Detention.
In detention she was under the thumb of Sister O'Riley. When O'Riley fell asleep she was able to meet her delinquent comrades. Kate was obviously here for dress code. The fishnet stockings, black lipstick, and pentogram necklace were not acceptable here. Kate also looked remarkably similar to Terra's friend Kathyrn and Kate looked confused when she saw Denise. Kate introduced herself and asked if Denise was interested in grabbing a slice of pizza after school. Dennis accepted based on his curiousity.
After School
Kate met her at the car.
"Hot car." She said running her hand across the hood of the little red convertible. "Who's loaded?"
"Not me, my dad just feels really sorry for me for losing my mom so early. He goes too far sometimes."
"I'd like to meet your dad." Kate teased.
"You're a bit young for him"
"I'm 18."
"Still. Let's go."
