There was a three column picture at the upper left, of the firemen out fighting a grass fire. There'd been enough of those; they could do without, thi... time. Yanking the photo opened up a rather ragged six-column hole, clear across the page, and if any story called for a six-column head, this one did. The Record-Herald hadn't run one of those since the girl's softball team won the state championships, back in '83. The page would look unbalanced, but he doubted that anyone would care about the. Zoey picked out a large plush easy chair and plopped herself down while Lisa did the same on the long sofa. I was a little reluctant to call your company, Lisa began, but its gotten to the point where I just need some help! Zoey smiled her radiant smile and replied gently, Well, its good that you called us, thats what were here for! How long have you been with the company? Lisa asked. Im a senior at State U., Zoey replied, this is just a summer job, but I certainly enjoy it, so what do you say. Then I asked, ‘What about you? What are you reading?’ ‘Oh, I’m looking at a kind of new book called Before I Fall, by um… (she flips the book closed to find the author’s name) Lauren Oliver. It is kind of a spooky book (blushes) … I kind of like them. It’s about a girl who dies in a fiery car crash, and she wakes up the next morning and kind of has a ‘groundhog day’ experience reliving it until she finds out more about her death … sort of an involved mystery I guess.’ I was listening to the. Elise’s father hadn’t died but had been up front that he couldn’t handle being a father. He came by every so often, and sent child support at least semi-regularly. during the occasions of his visits I made my self scarce. Not because I was afraid of him or anything, but because I found it uncomfortable to be in the presence of another man whose penis had been inside my wife. Irrational, I know, but I can’t help it.“What did you guys want for breakfast?” I call out, entering the room.“Pancakes!”.