• “There she is,” I heard Erik whisper behind me. I turned to see whom he was talking about and was in awe of what I saw. Coming down the hallway head held high. Her long dark hair cascading down her back and around her shoulders in soft waves, her eyes were like faceted jewels as dark as the night, yet sparkling with brilliance even under the dull florescent glow of the high school’s lights. We watched amazed as she came right up to me and looked me in the eye with her spellbinding gaze and said…