She smiled, that is, until a woman came running up the sidewalk, snatching her away, a horrified look on her face. She held the girl against her, turning the girl’s head against her shoulder. She glared at Talia through the glass. “How dare you?” she snapped. “You leave my daughter alone, you freak!” Linus stepped forward angrily. “Now, see here—” But the woman spat wetly at the window and then turned and hurried away, the little girl held tightly against her chest.
