long. I closed my eyes thinking of Senka
hoping he would be back soon. All I wanted was to see him even if it meant sharing him with his
friends upstairs or watching him play pool, as long as I was near him I would feel more contented.
My life here seemed pretty pointless sometimes if it wasn't for Senka and Kenzie. I heard the clocks
chime, letting everyone know it was three o'clock. Which meant I had three hours to kill before
dinnertime and for once I had no homework to do. I closed my eyes feeling the warmth from the air
on my skin. I concentrated as much as I could on Mack, hoping if I fell asleep I would end up with
him. But he would have to be asleep or taking a nap for this to work. I concentrated so hard my
head started to hurt, I was trying to hard. I couldn't make myself sleep I had to relax it would either
happen or it wouldn't. A squawk sounded close by. I opened my eyes to see Rocky sitting on the
railing looking at me.
“What do you want? Stop littering my balcony and room with stones. I don't like it and I don't like
you staring at me like that. It's creepy it's like you know what I'm saying.”
The raven squawked and flew over to a large tree near by. It still looked like it was watching me just
from a distance this time. I closed my eyes again.
I dreamed of a little girl wearing a yellow T-shirt with dungarees, playing in a garden near a large
tree. There were teddies and dolls sat around on a blanket and she was helping herself to a plate of
grapes. A black raven with a white splodge on its head landed on the blanket and hopped over to her
and dropped a pile of small stones on the blanket beside her.
“Rocky, you're making a mess.” she said collecting the stones.
A tall hooded figure stepped out from behind the tree, he walked over and squatted down on the
blanket near the girl.
“Good morning princess,” he said removing his hood. It was Cam dressed in his usual black
clothing and hooded cape.
“Hi Cammy. Your bird keeps bringing me stones.”
“That's because he likes you.”
The girl looked sad as she sipped on her juice straw.
“Ruby what's wrong you look upset?” Cam asked.
She put the juice down and sniffed. “I heard my mom thinking about me.”
“What do you mean?”
“She think there's something wrong with me because I keep repeating things I hear her thinking.”
“Ruby we talked about this. You can't do that around people.”
“Why not?”
“Because you are not like them and they won't understand. They will think there's something wrong
with you. But there isn't.”
“Why can I hear what people are thinking about?”
Cam exhaled loudly. “Ruby, what am I going to do with you? You ask so many questions, you're to
young to understand at the moment.”
“No I'm not. I'm six next week.”
“I know. Look Ruby, you have an ability to read minds because of your dad and who he is, you
inherited some of his special gifts. But you can't go around telling people they won't like it, they
won't understand how special you are.”
The little girl frowned and crossed her arms. Cam patterned her on the head.
“When you're older I promise I will explain everything to you.”
“Then will you take me to your castle? I want to see the coloured mice.”
“I promise one day I will take you there,” he said taking her wrist. “You remember this?” he asked
pointing at the bracelet on her wrist with the black stones. She nodded. “What did we talk about last
time I saw you?”
“I can't take it off. I need to keep it on so you can always find me.”
“That's right and don't let anyone take it away from you. Ruby, I want you to have the most normal
life you can, which means I won't be able to keep coming back to see you for much longer. But I'll
come back and check on you every now and then. And Rocky will always be around making sure
you're all right.” The little girl looked close to tears. “Ruby please don't cry, we've talked about
this.”
Another figure appeared on the grass out
hoping he would be back soon. All I wanted was to see him even if it meant sharing him with his
friends upstairs or watching him play pool, as long as I was near him I would feel more contented.
My life here seemed pretty pointless sometimes if it wasn't for Senka and Kenzie. I heard the clocks
chime, letting everyone know it was three o'clock. Which meant I had three hours to kill before
dinnertime and for once I had no homework to do. I closed my eyes feeling the warmth from the air
on my skin. I concentrated as much as I could on Mack, hoping if I fell asleep I would end up with
him. But he would have to be asleep or taking a nap for this to work. I concentrated so hard my
head started to hurt, I was trying to hard. I couldn't make myself sleep I had to relax it would either
happen or it wouldn't. A squawk sounded close by. I opened my eyes to see Rocky sitting on the
railing looking at me.
“What do you want? Stop littering my balcony and room with stones. I don't like it and I don't like
you staring at me like that. It's creepy it's like you know what I'm saying.”
The raven squawked and flew over to a large tree near by. It still looked like it was watching me just
from a distance this time. I closed my eyes again.
I dreamed of a little girl wearing a yellow T-shirt with dungarees, playing in a garden near a large
tree. There were teddies and dolls sat around on a blanket and she was helping herself to a plate of
grapes. A black raven with a white splodge on its head landed on the blanket and hopped over to her
and dropped a pile of small stones on the blanket beside her.
“Rocky, you're making a mess.” she said collecting the stones.
A tall hooded figure stepped out from behind the tree, he walked over and squatted down on the
blanket near the girl.
“Good morning princess,” he said removing his hood. It was Cam dressed in his usual black
clothing and hooded cape.
“Hi Cammy. Your bird keeps bringing me stones.”
“That's because he likes you.”
The girl looked sad as she sipped on her juice straw.
“Ruby what's wrong you look upset?” Cam asked.
She put the juice down and sniffed. “I heard my mom thinking about me.”
“What do you mean?”
“She think there's something wrong with me because I keep repeating things I hear her thinking.”
“Ruby we talked about this. You can't do that around people.”
“Why not?”
“Because you are not like them and they won't understand. They will think there's something wrong
with you. But there isn't.”
“Why can I hear what people are thinking about?”
Cam exhaled loudly. “Ruby, what am I going to do with you? You ask so many questions, you're to
young to understand at the moment.”
“No I'm not. I'm six next week.”
“I know. Look Ruby, you have an ability to read minds because of your dad and who he is, you
inherited some of his special gifts. But you can't go around telling people they won't like it, they
won't understand how special you are.”
The little girl frowned and crossed her arms. Cam patterned her on the head.
“When you're older I promise I will explain everything to you.”
“Then will you take me to your castle? I want to see the coloured mice.”
“I promise one day I will take you there,” he said taking her wrist. “You remember this?” he asked
pointing at the bracelet on her wrist with the black stones. She nodded. “What did we talk about last
time I saw you?”
“I can't take it off. I need to keep it on so you can always find me.”
“That's right and don't let anyone take it away from you. Ruby, I want you to have the most normal
life you can, which means I won't be able to keep coming back to see you for much longer. But I'll
come back and check on you every now and then. And Rocky will always be around making sure
you're all right.” The little girl looked close to tears. “Ruby please don't cry, we've talked about
this.”
Another figure appeared on the grass out
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