As she turned her head to him and began to speak, the streaks immediately came back to his remembrance. He hurriedly returned his hat to his head and looked down. He knew she had seen them, but he didn't know how to explain them. They had just appeared. He meant to owl his parents to find out if they knew anything, but he hadn't done it yet.

Her question stunned him. He never in his wildest dreams imagined it would come. The emotions he felt at that moment were unlike any he had felt before. A flood of emotion overwhelmed him and he began to weep silently. What a sap he was, he thought to himself. He didn't want her to see it and he turned away.