THESE EVENTS PREDATE "the boy next door" and most likely WONT MAKE SENSE, to people who haven't read it. This story will most likely not include radiodust, in fact Anthony as a character will probably not appear. Rosie was a quiet child, she never tried very hard to make people "like her". She spent her time reading books on the art of voodoo, along with visiting a friend near the bayou to learn more about her special interest. Despite her father's attempts, she simply refused to speak outside of her own home, unless it was truly necessary. Her silence, the supposed sightings of her near the bayou, and a shadow like creature that occasionally followed her... had most of her school believe that she was well...a witch. Even if Rosie wanted friends, no one dared speak to her. Only a few boys trying to pick a fight every now and again. It wasn't until one afternoon, when she had been walking home from another lesson in the bayou, that she would meet the first ever child, who dared to try and speak who her. Someone suggested I make a separate book for what happened before Elisabeth's husband left, so here it is. :)