Girl in the Shadows (Shadows 2)

with me?" he asked.

"Of course I did. I wouldn't have gone this far if I didn't, and you already know I was upset and disappointed the first time because you ran out." I told

him.

That seemed to satisfy him. "I'd better get

home," he said. rising.

"Can you come back tomorrow?"

"I don't know. I have chores to do at our plant." "On Sunday?"

"I can do what I have to do better when there's

no one else there. I'll try. I'll call you." he said. "We

could meet here again, but it would be better..." "If Echo didn't know. I know." I said. "Until I had a chance to explain things to her

and make sure she was all right."

"Okay."

He glanced at Destiny and then he looked at me

and smiled, "C'mon, tell me how you did that card

trick. I promise I'll never tell another living soul." "Why do you want to ruin the magic?" "I find my magic in reality, not in illusion," he

replied. "It's healthier."

He's right. I thought.

"All right. I'll tell vou. Hand me the control," I

said, pointing to it on the seat beside Destiny. He did.

"There's a tape recorder inside Destiny's head. I just push this button on the control," I said, showing it to him. "Destiny's ear is the microphone. When you whispered the card in her ear, it was recorded and I just played it back through her mouth by pushing the

button again."

"Wow," he said, looking at Destiny. "What else

can this doll do?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out. For

one thing, she just stopped us from going too far

without protection."

"Yeah, right," he said, shaking his head. "She

stopped us. I gotta go before I end up throwing my

voice through her, too." He stepped forward and

kissed me quickly on the lips. I watched him go down