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in our climate seemed to flourish in her care. The gardens
around the house didn’t remotely match the typical Washington
landscape. There were tropical plants, desert plants. If it wasn’t
native to Washington she would have it here. I noticed a potted
Gardenia at the bottom of the stairs and leaned over and inhaled
deeply. Besides Christian it surely was one of the most luscious
scents on Earth. I smiled inwardly at the thought. 
    She opened the screen door as I approached; a
smile on her face. “You finally made it.” Her lips were turned up
at the corners. 
    “Yeah, I’m sorry. I got carried away bowling
with Tina and her mom.”
    “I’ll forgive you this time, come on in.”
    While I followed her towards the kitchen at
the back of the house where she had a small morning room, I noticed
she had her long silver hair in several intricate braids that she
had then wrapped around her head like a coronet. There were even,
tiny orange blossoms tucked within it. It is easy to tell we were
related by our common hair obsession. We sat down at the table
which was already laid out with sandwiches, tea and juice and I
immediately helped myself to them. 
    Noticing that she wasn’t plating anything for
herself, I looked up at her quizzically. ”Did you already eat?”
    “No,” she said a thoughtful look on her face.
“There are just some really important things I need to speak with
you about and I am not sure how you are going to react to it.”
    I sighed. This didn’t sound good. Before I
started imagining all manner of horrible things, I gestured with my
hand for her to proceed, might as well get it over with. 
    “You know most of our family still lives in
Athboy, Ireland. Have you ever thought of visiting there?”
    “Yes, I would love too. I just don’t have the
money.” This didn’t sound so bad. Obviously my imagination was too
hyper-active for my own good. 
    “I am glad to hear that.”
    She was glad. Why did I feel like I just
walked into a trap? She seemed more relaxed now, which only served
to make me more nervous. What was going on in that mind of hers? I
watched as she sat back in her chair and gazed out the window to
the garden. 
    Finally she turned back to me, a strange
gentle look on her face. “Have you ever wondered how you seemed to
just know things? Like that time we were driving down Meridian
Avenue and you made me suddenly pull over and within seconds of
that, that drunk driver plowed through the lane we were just in? Or
how, sometimes you know what someone is going to say or do before
they do?”
    I was confused, weren’t we just talking about
Ireland? For the sake of argument I addressed her question at hand.
“I just know. It’s so obvious.”
    She looked at me very intently and I could
almost hear a command in her voice. “Did you ever wonder if it is
only obvious to you for a reason?”
    “What do you mean?” My meal was forgotten
now. 
    She interlaced her fingers on the table and
leaned forward. “Maybe you have a gift.”
    I leaned back into my chair, away from her
and her strange ideas as I could get. “What are you trying to say?”
I could hear the alarm in my voice. 
    “You know what type of spirituality our
family practices.”
    I gave a slight nod of my head, “of course,
Druidism. I know I have kind of stepped away lately but-”
    “Stop right there. I am not trying to guilt
you…” she said gently. “I know you have had a hard time at school
lately because Nicolas took advantage of people’s misconceptions
about our spirituality. That’s not the issue.”
    “What is the issue then?” I asked.
    “Some of us have gifts and more importantly I
think yours will be stronger than most,” she replied quietly.
    Lurching up from my chair, I gave her a look,
like I thought she was mental. “Are you trying to tell me you think
I am some kind of Psychic?” 
    “Alexis,” she said calmly while watching me
pace back and forth in her small kitchen. “I don’t know