Glorious sunlight dappled along Esther's arms as she made her way through the school.  However, perhaps sensing her mood - or perhaps as a side effect of her morning dalliance - the effect was muted compared to what it had been before.  It still felt wonderful, but in kind of a background way.  Maybe she was just getting used to it.<br/><br/>This line of thought was suddenly interrupted as a girl caught her eye.  Esther couldn't say what it was she had noticed; she just suddenly became aware that there was something<em>wrong</em>with this girl.  Esther didn't recognize her - she was a sophomore, guessing at her age, and pretty - and she seemed like a normal high school girl.  But Esther couldn't shake the feeling that there was something... dark, and hidden.  Something not right.  The hair on her goosebumps rose.  Esther felt shifting like movement at the small of her back, and a sound like a snake hissing filled her ears...<br/><br/>*thump!*  "In a hurry, Weed Girl?"<br/><br/>Smiling not-unkindly down at her was a boy she knew.  A moments thought named him Shawn English - one of Mike's teammates and an occasional customer.  She'd been so absorbed in watching the girl that she'd walked right into him; not that it had apparently fazed the 6'3" athlete much, of course.<br/><br/>A quick glance confirmed the strange girl had vanished into the crowd.