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Megan is not, of course, who Rhiannon’s looking for So she’s a little startled when I come over to her table and sit down

"I’m sorry--that seat’s taken," she says

"It’s okay," I tell her "Nathan sentaround the roo somewhere behind a bookshelf

I look around, too There are other people near us, but none of them seem to be within earshot I know I should ask Rhiannon to take a ith me, that there shouldn’t be any people around when I tell her But I don’t knohy she’d go with me, and it would probably scare her if I asked I will have to tell her here

"Rhiannon," I say I look in her eyes, and I feel it again That connection That feeling of so nition

I don’t know if she feels it, too, not for sure, but she stays where she is She returns aze She holds the connection

"Yes?" she whispers

"I need to tell you soe What I need is for you to listen to the whole story You will probably want to leave You h But I need you to take this seriously I knoill sound unbelievable, but it’s the truth Do you understand?"

There is fear in her eyes noant to reach out my hand and hold hers, but I know I can’t Not yet

I keep , I wake up in a different body It’s been happening since I was born This ht in front of you Three days ago, last Saturday, it was Nathan Daldry Two days before that, it was Amy Tran, who visited your school and spent the day with you And last Monday, it was Justin, your boyfriend You thought you went to the ocean with him, but it was really me That was the first tiet you since"

I pause

"You’re kidding "

I press on "When ere on the beach, you told hter fashion show that you and your mother were in, and hoas probably the last time you ever saw her inyou’d never told anyone else, you told her about trying to pierce your own ear when you were ten, and she told you about reading Judy Blu through CDs, and he sang a song that you and Justin sang during the car ride to the ocean He told you he was Steve’s cousin, but he was really there to see you He talked to you about being in a relationship for over a year, and you told him that deep down Justin cares a lot about you, and he said that deep down isn’t good enough What I’ is that … all of these people were an Powell, and I want to tell you the truth before I switch again Because I think you’re re you as different people I want to meet you asfor one small possibility of belief I can’t find it