"Did the policeman and the little girl make friends then?" said Luma.
"The opposite. She hated him." Candle couldn’t resist taking his eyes off the fog long enough to glance Stiletto’s way. She looked aloof as always, but he was sure he spotted a trace of a smile on her face.
"She hated him?" said Luma.
"Not forever," said Candle. "As time went on, they got to be friends."
"Better friends than the invisible friend was," said Stiletto.
Candle grinned. "Even though they didn’t always get along."
"You can say that again," said Stiletto.
"The next thing you know, they were partners," said Candle.
"And no matter what happened," said Stiletto, "the little girl was glad the policeman had found her."
Candle was surprised. He’d caught a flash of emotion in her voice that he hadn’t no
