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When Tiffy Cox told Miz Bennett her hair was snakes, Miz Bennett just stared at her."They're called dreadlocks, hun," the teacher said, casting Miz Bennett a haha-isn't-this-girl-dumb look over Tiffy's head. Tiffy got that look a lot, even though she was in the advanced class.Miz Bennett kept staring at Tiffy. One of the snakes on her head slid down and put its head next to her ear, whispering. Miz Bennett blinked."Yeah," she said, and reached out an arm to press her nephew to her side. "Tiffy, what are you doing after school tomorrow?""Um." Tiffy shrugged. "There's the babysitter.""Want to ask your mama if you can come play with Daevo...

Tess was always a late bloomer. She didn't had her period until her fifteens and she hadn't decided what to do with her life yet (well, aside from fighting evil, which always takes a lot of her time anyway). So she knows she shouldn't be so surprised that her mutation started when she was already almost twenty two. Tess remembers the day like it was yesterday. - Theresa Dempsy, you are an angel! – had said her friend Hanna that afternoon, circling in front of the mirror to see the pants Tess had just fixed for her. Hanna is that kind of woman that have special, meaningful relationships with her clothes, and her current baby belly was drivi...

one: Blaring"Can I look at that tinderbox?" she asked, pointing to a metal box in the showcase.A petite woman with black hair so dark it reflected blue. She looked like she was in her midteens, but was really in her early twenties. She wore turquoise pumps, black denim jeans, a black and teal striped tube top and a mustard colored hoodie. She was plump in shape, but knew how to dress so she wasn't hiding her shape, or bulging out the sides.The little corner of the indoor flea-market smelled of old books, and restricted air. Even if the dander in the air did irritate her eyes and nose, she still took her time.The man opened the glass showca...