Blinded part 1

To catch a changeling part 2

Claire's point of view

In her parents car with her parents at front with her dad Driving with her and her little brother in the back

My parents insisted on giving me a ride to school today pacifically, no Pacific reason it was apparently our family time. Though it didn't feel like family time  all my mum did while we were in the car was talking over the phone either to a babysitter or to the council of the town and judging by the sounds of her on the phone it wasn't voting well for me

My mum over the phone: you can't cancel weekend before your schedule to babysit, that's just... excuse me! Well you can forget about getting a good review and you might as well say goodbye to your job!!

My mum hangs up the phone in an angry fury my dad obviously making sure that she's okay only gets a small glare back.

Mum then turns to me: looks like you're going to have to babysit your baby brother again Claire

Of course it's not like I've got anything important going on in weekend or wait I do something that I have been looking forward to for the whole summer!

I complain: but Mum in two days my favourite band is performing papa skull, I saved up for the whole entire summer I've already bought the tickets

Mum gives me somewhat of an apology so it doesn't feel like it: i'm sorry Claire but this charity event could help my career your silly little band will play another time I'll pay you back for the tickets

typical bloody typical! Every time it's like this my parents expect me to drop everything to babysit Enrique, do you not care that I have a social life and I really wanted to go to this concert it was gonna be my way of stress relief after the play and all the studying I've had to do dammit maybe I can get Mary or Darcy to babysit for me.

My attention drift outside the window as I watch this small town pass by that's when I noticed Jim and his friend...Colby? I think that was his name maybe talking to him might make me feel a bit better especially after what she said on the voice recorder I wanna learn more about this young man he's got a poet heart and also I want some clarification on what he said when he was saying he was fighting monsters

I speak to my dad: dad you can stop here I can walk the rest of the way

Dad being the concerned parent that he is: are you sure? Your school isn't that far

I insist: Yeah Dad it's fine I see a friend of mine that's helping out with the Play I just wanna talk to him for awhile

My dad instantly put on the brakes as both my parents spanner round to look at me oh great I must've heard only talk to him part of my sentence I better get out the car now before the lecture comes, it happens every time I try to go out with a guy my parents always give me that you can't trust him you're too young lecture I get that they care it's just there is a line somewhere. I get out of the car much to my parents telling me not to and I walk over to Jim and his friend

Jim turns around: hey Claire

I'm surprised that he was able to tell it was me when I didn't even speak: how did you know it was me?

Jim smiles: well it was either you or someone who wore the exact same shoes as you and uses the exact same perfume which I have to say is really nice

Brush my hair why does he make me so flustered: do you really think so?

Jim pull's up his glasses to keep his eyes Hidden I think: yeah you smell lovely I'm assuming you wanna talk with us well pacifically me

He's right, I did want to talk to him know about the play though I just wanted someone to talk to and Jim seem like a good listener, Colby laughs a little and disappears I don't know what that was about but at least it gives me a chance to talk to Jim alone... not that there's anything wrong with having someone else