[Hester is quiet for a long minute, twisting the hem of her wet skirt in her hands while she mulls over what she wants to say, if she wants to.]

...I don't know.. I've already talked to Peregrine about it but after the sleepover, I started having problems sleeping. Then the dreams started. I started losing time and today I- [She stops herself and squeezes a little water from the hem of her blouse.] I got stuck in the rain, out by the football field. And I don't remember how I got there.