She hadn’t had a date that night. She remembered going to that dance, wishing that Jon Colias would be swept off his feet by her wings and her pixie cut. That wasn’t what happened, however. A few people gave her questioning stares. Some even laughed. Oh well, let ‘em! She had a great time dancing alone. I wonder if I can get wings for my wedding dress. Probably not. Her father would throw a fit if she tried something like that, and there was no way she would get Crystal and Lauren to go along with it. Wings. That would be cool. She had been so fixated on this little distraction that she had completely failed to notice that the interview had changed. Trilan was gone. Now, it was Alia who walked down a quiet street in a small town while a man with a camera pursued her. “You don’t have an

