Girl in the Shadows (Shadows 2)

intimidating as I remembered. Perhaps, without my

realizing it, I had known a few inches.

I had my hair brushed back. It was longer than

she would have remembered it.

"Hi," she said.

For a moment we were both unsure of what to

do next. Should we hug each other? She moved first,

putting the bag down, and we did. Then she stepped

back.

"You look like you lost a few,"

"A few," I said.

She stared at me. "I forgot how much you look

like Daddy."

"I never thought so."

"Oh. yeah. You have his eyes and his nose.

They say as you get older, you start to look like your

parents more and more. Where can we get something

to eat? I'm starving. I hated the plastic food on the

plane."

"Do

wn here is a sort of cafeteria-style place," I

said, pointing to the right. She picked up her bag and

we started toward the restaurant. "Was it a long

flight?"

"Long enough. I've been on so many planes, I

can't distinguish one from another anymore." We entered the restaurant and I chose a salad

and a bottle of water. She said nothing. but I caught

her watching me choose food for myself just as she

always did. She did fill her tray with hot food, some

juice, bread, and a fruit dessert. We sat at a table in