June again
Some new people have moved in next door. Star says their name is Howell. Bill and Ruth Howell. They have a son, Robert, who looks maybe a year older than Star, who will soon be five.
Star seems to have taken up with Robert right away. He is a well-mannered boy and good company for Star.
I'm worried, though. Star had something to do with their moving in next door. I'm convinced of that. I'm also convinced, even from the little I've seen of him, that Robert is a Bright and a telepath.
Could it be that, failing to find quick accord with my mind, Star has reached out and out until she made contact with a telepath companion?
No, that's too fantastic. Even if it were so, how could she shape circumstances so she could bring Robert to live next door to her? The Howells came from another city. It just happened that the people who lived next door moved out and the house was put up for sale.
Just happened? How frequently do we find such abnormal Brights? What are the chances of one just happening to move in next door to another?
I know he is a telepath because, as I write this, I sense him reading it.
I even catch his thought: "Oh, pardon me, Mr. Holmes. I didn't intend to peek. Really I didn't."