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Chapter 2
Ron took one more glance behind him as he followed his mother out of the airport. They had no luggage to get considering their bags were bewitched to fit everything they would've needed, and Sienna, Ginny's pen pal from Boston who was staying with them for the rest of the summer till she went to Hogwarts, had already collected luggage since she had come in an hour earlier.
When Ron looked back, Tessa was nowhere in sight and he supposed she had gone to get her luggage and turned back around. He wouldn't have minded if Tessa had been staying with them, she was much more attractive than Sienna. Sienna was unique in her own way, she had the palest white skin Ron had ever seen, the darkest midnight black hair, and swirly silver eyes that looked like whirlpools. Sienna was stunning, but in her own way, a Draco sort of way, even though Ron wouldn't wish that on anybody. Sienna seemed nice enough, she just wasn't a Tessa, then again Tessa wasn't a witch either, so it was sort of a toss up.
Here Ron was thinking about a girl he almost buried with suitcases and only had a name. He didn't know a thing about her, and she was already occupying his thoughts. 'She did look really good though' Ron thought.
He followed his family out to the second model of the old blue ford that him and Harry had let loose in the Forbidden Forest, when they were in second year at Hogwarts. Here they were entering their 6th year and Ron couldn't believe he'd have to be leaving soon. He felt especially bad for Harry who it had become a home for since he started going to summer camp there too. Hogwarts had opened up a summer camp after Sirius, with the help of Severus and Harry defeated Voldemort, when they were in 5th year. They had also started student exchange programs with Madame Wand's Witch Finishing School, Beauxbatons, and Durmsrang. The two last schools didn't send any students this year though, because they wanted to see how it worked out with Madame Wand's students first. It was like the fate of the exchange program was up to Sienna and the other girl being transferred there.
Ron climbed into the car's front seat, and the other four clambered into the back, resulting with Hermione on Harry's lap. The two had been dating for about a year and a half, ever since Krum had decided to dump Hermione for Cho Chang, things had been different. They drove away out of the city to the countryside, where Mrs. Weaseley turned on the invisibility device and started flying off to The Burrow. The car touched down in the driveway making the chickens run off in different directions. Sienna gasped at the site of the house slightly tilted sitting up in the middle of nowhere, it made Ron laugh. His mother shot him one of her menacing looks that could chill you to your bones. Ron closed his mouth right away. They all fell out of the car and started for the house. All the Weaseley boys were here for the summer. Bill was sitting at the kitchen table with Charlie, Arthur, Fred, George, and Percy- who was trying to get away from Penelope Clearwater his new wife.
"Family," Mrs. Weaseley, "this is Sienna." She indicated towards the girl standing in the corner with Ginny, who was hurriedly talking with her like she had known her for years. Well to think about it she really did know her for years over the pen pal system. "Everyone's expected to make her feel right at home, understood?" the tone Mrs. Weaseley was using was the one you didn't argue with at all. "Now I'm going to start making dinner." That was the cue for everyone to go upstairs or outside. All the recent travelers went upstairs to unpack and get settled back in after their trips. Sienna was sharing a room with Ginny and Hermione. Harry was in Ron's room like usual, with the two twins beds stuck into it as well since Bill and Charlie were here too. Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Ginny had been in San Francisco visiting Hermione's grandparents; their first visit ever to the U.S. Ron had to say he liked the girls there better, like Tessa. Ron started getting all of his stuff unpacked and then decided to take a nap before dinner ________________________________________________________________________
Tessa blinked her eyes open and had no clue where she was. She sat bolt upright and realized she was in Draco's guestroom in London. She was sitting on the lavishly furnished bed, in the lavishly furnished apartment she got, in his huge manor. She had no clue what to do now. She didn't know what time it was, if they were going to eat dinner soon, and she didn't even know if she was hungry. She looked at her cell phone; she had left it on her nightstand and saw that it said 7 o'clock. She wondered if Draco was still out in the quidditch pitch in his backyard. She climbed off the tall bed and went over to her door. She got out and saw the terrace that led down to the grounds. She went out onto it to be met by the cool misty air of an England evening. She saw a figure in the distance zooming around on a broomstick. She was quite amazed by his agility and speed. Sure she had seen it in wizard books with their moving pictures, but she had never seen it in person.
She walked over to the pitch and looked up at Draco zooming around on top of her. He caught site of her and came to hover beside her.
"Impressed?" he asked with a dazzling smile, and not one of the Gilderoy Lockhart ones when he was still sane, a truly genuine one that stirred something in her.
"Much," Tessa answered him; "I've never seen a person on a broom in person, god I've never seen a real broom in person to tell you the truth."
"So that mean's you haven't ridden one either." Draco pointed out the obvious, "Want me to teach you?" Tessa was kinda scared, but she knew she had to do it. She looked up at Draco's outstretched hand as he hovered in midair. She grabbed it and he swept her up onto the broom in front of him. He positioned her hands so that the right was in front of the left and they held the front of the broom. It was kinda like holding a baseball bat, but the rest of the "bat" was behind her, not in front. She felt his hand on her abdomen and her heart did little flutters. He leaned into her and with his other hand pushed down on the front of the broom and it went down in a dive. It was better than any roller coaster and Draco was right there behind her. A few feet from the ground they stopped, and Draco leaned back from her body. His hand was still rested on her stomach though and she was warming at the touch of his hand on her bare flesh. He started nervously playing with her belly button ring it was so cute. After a little while he noticed what he was doing and stopped. He pulled her into him, and pulled up on the nose of the broom, making them go up.
"The basic principles," he whispered in her ear. Just then in the middle of Tessa's little private flying lesson they noticed a little stout woman calling Draco's name from the center of the pitch. Draco flew down and touched down with his feet on the floor. Tessa's were still dangling since he had longer legs than her. He hopped of the broom and then helped her down. They walked over to the woman and she said to Draco, "Dinner is to be served in 10 minutes. Perhaps you'd want to freshen up, and then maybe dress up. Your mother asked for the good china and the crystal glasses. We're also eating in the formal dining room not the regular one. She also invited a couple important people; I think it's to honor Ms. Tessa's arrival." The lady flashed Draco a smile. "Severus will be coming, as will Ms. Bulstrode's family. So I think you should look more than presentable. Also your mother requests that you walk Ms. Tessa down the main stair into the formal dining room. It's almost like her wizard society coming out party, though the real one will be in two weeks. I guess she wants her to have some practice and get accustomed first so she doesn't embarrass herself or your mother at the real one." The lady then scurried off leaving Tessa to stare at Draco dumbfoundedly.
"Wizard coming out party?" Tessa asked utterly confused, "What is she talking about?"
"She's saying how my mother wants to introduce you to the wizard society here before you start in September so you feel more comfortable. Make a few friends you know, mingle," Draco explained, "it won't be that bad."
"Ok, I believe you," Tessa said agreeing. She followed Draco back up to the house.
When she got back to her apartment she went to her closet to find something appropriate. She had a black dress that was turtle necked, no sleeves, it was cut in a diamond at the belly button with rhinestones outlining it. About two inches down the right thigh a large slit cut up, the edges of the slit also had rhinestones bordering it. The dress was perfect, elegant but mysterious, added with a little revealing and seductive. Being seductive had always worked to her advantage before, why shouldn't it now.
She pulled on the dress and sat down at her vanity desk to do her makeup. When she was done with that she started curling certain strands throughout her hair that was down. She hoped she was presentable enough for Draco's mother and her guests. Just as she put her second earring in, there was a knock at her door. She got up and answered it. Draco was standing there in a black tie suit. He had put a small diamond stud in his left ear lobe. It looked cute, Tessa noted. Draco's eyes just about bulged out of his sockets when he saw her.
"Is it bad?" Tessa asked a little scared and suddenly aware of how much skin she was showing. She put her hand over the diamond cut out at the stomach of the dress. "Should I change I mean I know we're already a couple minutes late for dinner, but I wouldn't take long, I could change quickly, you could pick out what I should wear. Maybe something a little more conservative? Should I change?" Tessa managed to get this all out in one big run on that took just one breath. 'What kind of finishing school had she gone to?' Draco thought to himself.
"No, no, no, you look perfect," Draco answered her. He held out his arm to her, "shall we?" Tessa took it with a gracious smile. He led her to the staircase near his apartment. It was wooden and extravagant with intricate carvings on the railings. She could hear the sounds of laughter and conversation floating up from the bottom of the stairs. Tessa was getting more nervous by the second. She got a little hesitant and took a step back when Draco stepped onto the first step. He pulled her with him and they started descending the stairs. It was now or never for the "wizard society's" approval. As soon as they were down there, there was no turning back. No hopping on a plane back to San Juan. It was now or never.
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Ron felt someone nudge his shoulder, but was resisting the attempted arousing. He mumbled some incomprehensible bad words, and then he finally decided to the respond to the person nudging his shoulder repeatedly. He slowly opened his eyes to see who had disturbed his peaceful slumber. There was Harry sitting on his bed that was next to Ron's. He was stretching and letting out a little yawn.
"And what do you want Harry?" Ron asked a little perturbed. He had been up since 8 o'clock San Francisco time, and now it was about 7 o'clock London time. He thought he deserved some peaceful sleep in his own bed, in his own home, without being disturbed. It seems Harry didn't understand the concept of sleep, I mean the boy who lived slept about every two days when you thought about it. He was always off on some gallivanting adventure that he chose not to include Ron in. Then he'd come wake Ron up and almost taunt him with all the fun he missed. Then again Ron really did like to sleep and would've much rathered it to running around the creepy Hogwarts' halls in the middle of the night.
"Your mum said to tell you that dinner was ready and that you should come eat," Harry responded, angered by the menace in Ron's voice when he had woke him up. After all Harry was only listening to Mrs. Weaseley, one lady you didn't defy.
"Oh," Ron responded his tone softening at the growl of his empty stomach, "thanks."
Ron got up and followed Harry out of the room and down the many staircases, which they had to climb everyday. The whole family was already out in the garden with the table set, but they were waiting for Ron and Harry to get there before they dug in. Harry had always loved Mrs. Weaseley's cooking. There were plates and platters and bowls of steaming hot, deliciously smelling, scrumptious food. Just as soon as Harry and Ron sat down everyone began to dig in. Ron piled his plate with fried chicken, ham, mashed potatoes, peas, yams, and a small sliver of fresh baked apple pie. Whoever said desert was after the meal? Everyone was talking and laughing. It was a warm and merry moment the exact key to opening up Sienna. Earlier she had only talked to Ginny, now she was talking to everyone, and Ron saw how much he really didn't know about American girls, they were intriguing. He still thought Sienna was more Draco though. His stomach was fed, and he felt whole again with his family. All thoughts of his mysterious Tessa were lost. He was content being right here.
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Tessa and Draco ascended the last step and now were standing in the front of the table full of people. There were about fifteen people there and she stood out. All of them were wearing modest long-sleeved, full- length dresses, in summery colors. She stuck out of the gathering like a diamond in a pile of sand. Tessa shot Draco a death stare that said I told you I should've changed. Draco just smiled back at her and led her to a seat at the head of the table. He sat in the one to the left of the head of the table and told Tessa to sit in the one to the right. His mother who was to be seated at the head of the table hadn't come yet.
Just then his mother came down the stairs at the rear of the hall. She was dressed similarly to Tessa, but less skin showed. She was wearing a black silk dress that went to her feet. It was spaghetti strap style and the bodice part hung in "U"s. She had on long hanging diamond earrings that reached her shoulders. She had a smile just like Draco's and she was stunning. She took the seat at the head of the table and it was like a signal for the butlers to come and serve the food.
They set down the finely painted china down in front of each guest. The first course was a garden salad with light vinaigrette dressing. It was so formal, yet at the same time not. No one was talking, not even making polite conversation. Tessa was scared by the silence; her house had always been exploding with noise at meals, with her 3 younger brothers all arguing over the leg of the chicken. The silence scared her. She looked across the table at Draco who was picking at his salad. She kicked his leg under the table and his head flashed up. She moved her eyes around the table then put out her hands trying to signal what the hell was wrong with all of them.
"I don't know, none of them like each other," Draco mouthed back careful not to let anyone see him.
The dinner went on like that for about an hour. No one talking and every 10 minutes a new course for them to pick at. When it was done and the guests started leaving Tessa was very thankful.
She trudged herself off to bed, and the last thing she remembered from that day was the candle light flickering against the wall. Then she was fast asleep and dreaming.
Chapter 2
Ron took one more glance behind him as he followed his mother out of the airport. They had no luggage to get considering their bags were bewitched to fit everything they would've needed, and Sienna, Ginny's pen pal from Boston who was staying with them for the rest of the summer till she went to Hogwarts, had already collected luggage since she had come in an hour earlier.
When Ron looked back, Tessa was nowhere in sight and he supposed she had gone to get her luggage and turned back around. He wouldn't have minded if Tessa had been staying with them, she was much more attractive than Sienna. Sienna was unique in her own way, she had the palest white skin Ron had ever seen, the darkest midnight black hair, and swirly silver eyes that looked like whirlpools. Sienna was stunning, but in her own way, a Draco sort of way, even though Ron wouldn't wish that on anybody. Sienna seemed nice enough, she just wasn't a Tessa, then again Tessa wasn't a witch either, so it was sort of a toss up.
Here Ron was thinking about a girl he almost buried with suitcases and only had a name. He didn't know a thing about her, and she was already occupying his thoughts. 'She did look really good though' Ron thought.
He followed his family out to the second model of the old blue ford that him and Harry had let loose in the Forbidden Forest, when they were in second year at Hogwarts. Here they were entering their 6th year and Ron couldn't believe he'd have to be leaving soon. He felt especially bad for Harry who it had become a home for since he started going to summer camp there too. Hogwarts had opened up a summer camp after Sirius, with the help of Severus and Harry defeated Voldemort, when they were in 5th year. They had also started student exchange programs with Madame Wand's Witch Finishing School, Beauxbatons, and Durmsrang. The two last schools didn't send any students this year though, because they wanted to see how it worked out with Madame Wand's students first. It was like the fate of the exchange program was up to Sienna and the other girl being transferred there.
Ron climbed into the car's front seat, and the other four clambered into the back, resulting with Hermione on Harry's lap. The two had been dating for about a year and a half, ever since Krum had decided to dump Hermione for Cho Chang, things had been different. They drove away out of the city to the countryside, where Mrs. Weaseley turned on the invisibility device and started flying off to The Burrow. The car touched down in the driveway making the chickens run off in different directions. Sienna gasped at the site of the house slightly tilted sitting up in the middle of nowhere, it made Ron laugh. His mother shot him one of her menacing looks that could chill you to your bones. Ron closed his mouth right away. They all fell out of the car and started for the house. All the Weaseley boys were here for the summer. Bill was sitting at the kitchen table with Charlie, Arthur, Fred, George, and Percy- who was trying to get away from Penelope Clearwater his new wife.
"Family," Mrs. Weaseley, "this is Sienna." She indicated towards the girl standing in the corner with Ginny, who was hurriedly talking with her like she had known her for years. Well to think about it she really did know her for years over the pen pal system. "Everyone's expected to make her feel right at home, understood?" the tone Mrs. Weaseley was using was the one you didn't argue with at all. "Now I'm going to start making dinner." That was the cue for everyone to go upstairs or outside. All the recent travelers went upstairs to unpack and get settled back in after their trips. Sienna was sharing a room with Ginny and Hermione. Harry was in Ron's room like usual, with the two twins beds stuck into it as well since Bill and Charlie were here too. Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Ginny had been in San Francisco visiting Hermione's grandparents; their first visit ever to the U.S. Ron had to say he liked the girls there better, like Tessa. Ron started getting all of his stuff unpacked and then decided to take a nap before dinner ________________________________________________________________________
Tessa blinked her eyes open and had no clue where she was. She sat bolt upright and realized she was in Draco's guestroom in London. She was sitting on the lavishly furnished bed, in the lavishly furnished apartment she got, in his huge manor. She had no clue what to do now. She didn't know what time it was, if they were going to eat dinner soon, and she didn't even know if she was hungry. She looked at her cell phone; she had left it on her nightstand and saw that it said 7 o'clock. She wondered if Draco was still out in the quidditch pitch in his backyard. She climbed off the tall bed and went over to her door. She got out and saw the terrace that led down to the grounds. She went out onto it to be met by the cool misty air of an England evening. She saw a figure in the distance zooming around on a broomstick. She was quite amazed by his agility and speed. Sure she had seen it in wizard books with their moving pictures, but she had never seen it in person.
She walked over to the pitch and looked up at Draco zooming around on top of her. He caught site of her and came to hover beside her.
"Impressed?" he asked with a dazzling smile, and not one of the Gilderoy Lockhart ones when he was still sane, a truly genuine one that stirred something in her.
"Much," Tessa answered him; "I've never seen a person on a broom in person, god I've never seen a real broom in person to tell you the truth."
"So that mean's you haven't ridden one either." Draco pointed out the obvious, "Want me to teach you?" Tessa was kinda scared, but she knew she had to do it. She looked up at Draco's outstretched hand as he hovered in midair. She grabbed it and he swept her up onto the broom in front of him. He positioned her hands so that the right was in front of the left and they held the front of the broom. It was kinda like holding a baseball bat, but the rest of the "bat" was behind her, not in front. She felt his hand on her abdomen and her heart did little flutters. He leaned into her and with his other hand pushed down on the front of the broom and it went down in a dive. It was better than any roller coaster and Draco was right there behind her. A few feet from the ground they stopped, and Draco leaned back from her body. His hand was still rested on her stomach though and she was warming at the touch of his hand on her bare flesh. He started nervously playing with her belly button ring it was so cute. After a little while he noticed what he was doing and stopped. He pulled her into him, and pulled up on the nose of the broom, making them go up.
"The basic principles," he whispered in her ear. Just then in the middle of Tessa's little private flying lesson they noticed a little stout woman calling Draco's name from the center of the pitch. Draco flew down and touched down with his feet on the floor. Tessa's were still dangling since he had longer legs than her. He hopped of the broom and then helped her down. They walked over to the woman and she said to Draco, "Dinner is to be served in 10 minutes. Perhaps you'd want to freshen up, and then maybe dress up. Your mother asked for the good china and the crystal glasses. We're also eating in the formal dining room not the regular one. She also invited a couple important people; I think it's to honor Ms. Tessa's arrival." The lady flashed Draco a smile. "Severus will be coming, as will Ms. Bulstrode's family. So I think you should look more than presentable. Also your mother requests that you walk Ms. Tessa down the main stair into the formal dining room. It's almost like her wizard society coming out party, though the real one will be in two weeks. I guess she wants her to have some practice and get accustomed first so she doesn't embarrass herself or your mother at the real one." The lady then scurried off leaving Tessa to stare at Draco dumbfoundedly.
"Wizard coming out party?" Tessa asked utterly confused, "What is she talking about?"
"She's saying how my mother wants to introduce you to the wizard society here before you start in September so you feel more comfortable. Make a few friends you know, mingle," Draco explained, "it won't be that bad."
"Ok, I believe you," Tessa said agreeing. She followed Draco back up to the house.
When she got back to her apartment she went to her closet to find something appropriate. She had a black dress that was turtle necked, no sleeves, it was cut in a diamond at the belly button with rhinestones outlining it. About two inches down the right thigh a large slit cut up, the edges of the slit also had rhinestones bordering it. The dress was perfect, elegant but mysterious, added with a little revealing and seductive. Being seductive had always worked to her advantage before, why shouldn't it now.
She pulled on the dress and sat down at her vanity desk to do her makeup. When she was done with that she started curling certain strands throughout her hair that was down. She hoped she was presentable enough for Draco's mother and her guests. Just as she put her second earring in, there was a knock at her door. She got up and answered it. Draco was standing there in a black tie suit. He had put a small diamond stud in his left ear lobe. It looked cute, Tessa noted. Draco's eyes just about bulged out of his sockets when he saw her.
"Is it bad?" Tessa asked a little scared and suddenly aware of how much skin she was showing. She put her hand over the diamond cut out at the stomach of the dress. "Should I change I mean I know we're already a couple minutes late for dinner, but I wouldn't take long, I could change quickly, you could pick out what I should wear. Maybe something a little more conservative? Should I change?" Tessa managed to get this all out in one big run on that took just one breath. 'What kind of finishing school had she gone to?' Draco thought to himself.
"No, no, no, you look perfect," Draco answered her. He held out his arm to her, "shall we?" Tessa took it with a gracious smile. He led her to the staircase near his apartment. It was wooden and extravagant with intricate carvings on the railings. She could hear the sounds of laughter and conversation floating up from the bottom of the stairs. Tessa was getting more nervous by the second. She got a little hesitant and took a step back when Draco stepped onto the first step. He pulled her with him and they started descending the stairs. It was now or never for the "wizard society's" approval. As soon as they were down there, there was no turning back. No hopping on a plane back to San Juan. It was now or never.
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Ron felt someone nudge his shoulder, but was resisting the attempted arousing. He mumbled some incomprehensible bad words, and then he finally decided to the respond to the person nudging his shoulder repeatedly. He slowly opened his eyes to see who had disturbed his peaceful slumber. There was Harry sitting on his bed that was next to Ron's. He was stretching and letting out a little yawn.
"And what do you want Harry?" Ron asked a little perturbed. He had been up since 8 o'clock San Francisco time, and now it was about 7 o'clock London time. He thought he deserved some peaceful sleep in his own bed, in his own home, without being disturbed. It seems Harry didn't understand the concept of sleep, I mean the boy who lived slept about every two days when you thought about it. He was always off on some gallivanting adventure that he chose not to include Ron in. Then he'd come wake Ron up and almost taunt him with all the fun he missed. Then again Ron really did like to sleep and would've much rathered it to running around the creepy Hogwarts' halls in the middle of the night.
"Your mum said to tell you that dinner was ready and that you should come eat," Harry responded, angered by the menace in Ron's voice when he had woke him up. After all Harry was only listening to Mrs. Weaseley, one lady you didn't defy.
"Oh," Ron responded his tone softening at the growl of his empty stomach, "thanks."
Ron got up and followed Harry out of the room and down the many staircases, which they had to climb everyday. The whole family was already out in the garden with the table set, but they were waiting for Ron and Harry to get there before they dug in. Harry had always loved Mrs. Weaseley's cooking. There were plates and platters and bowls of steaming hot, deliciously smelling, scrumptious food. Just as soon as Harry and Ron sat down everyone began to dig in. Ron piled his plate with fried chicken, ham, mashed potatoes, peas, yams, and a small sliver of fresh baked apple pie. Whoever said desert was after the meal? Everyone was talking and laughing. It was a warm and merry moment the exact key to opening up Sienna. Earlier she had only talked to Ginny, now she was talking to everyone, and Ron saw how much he really didn't know about American girls, they were intriguing. He still thought Sienna was more Draco though. His stomach was fed, and he felt whole again with his family. All thoughts of his mysterious Tessa were lost. He was content being right here.
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Tessa and Draco ascended the last step and now were standing in the front of the table full of people. There were about fifteen people there and she stood out. All of them were wearing modest long-sleeved, full- length dresses, in summery colors. She stuck out of the gathering like a diamond in a pile of sand. Tessa shot Draco a death stare that said I told you I should've changed. Draco just smiled back at her and led her to a seat at the head of the table. He sat in the one to the left of the head of the table and told Tessa to sit in the one to the right. His mother who was to be seated at the head of the table hadn't come yet.
Just then his mother came down the stairs at the rear of the hall. She was dressed similarly to Tessa, but less skin showed. She was wearing a black silk dress that went to her feet. It was spaghetti strap style and the bodice part hung in "U"s. She had on long hanging diamond earrings that reached her shoulders. She had a smile just like Draco's and she was stunning. She took the seat at the head of the table and it was like a signal for the butlers to come and serve the food.
They set down the finely painted china down in front of each guest. The first course was a garden salad with light vinaigrette dressing. It was so formal, yet at the same time not. No one was talking, not even making polite conversation. Tessa was scared by the silence; her house had always been exploding with noise at meals, with her 3 younger brothers all arguing over the leg of the chicken. The silence scared her. She looked across the table at Draco who was picking at his salad. She kicked his leg under the table and his head flashed up. She moved her eyes around the table then put out her hands trying to signal what the hell was wrong with all of them.
"I don't know, none of them like each other," Draco mouthed back careful not to let anyone see him.
The dinner went on like that for about an hour. No one talking and every 10 minutes a new course for them to pick at. When it was done and the guests started leaving Tessa was very thankful.
She trudged herself off to bed, and the last thing she remembered from that day was the candle light flickering against the wall. Then she was fast asleep and dreaming.
