And she danced in ways he had never seen before. He sat in the back and watched. She finished up, her head down and hurried off stage. "Good job Tara"...said Ms Jenkins, the drama teacher, but Tara didn't seem to hear her as she hurried up the aisle toward where Tom was sitting. She was crying! Tom didn't know what to do. He surprised himself by saying "Tara!"She stopped in the semi darkness, trying to see who was sitting there in the back."Tara, what's wrong?" he said.She peered into the. I need gas for their MT tractor." Yes, they have gotten farm gas here often. We have their permit number recorded. How much do you need?" I have three 5-gallon cans, so fifteen gallons." OK, go ahead and pump it. Use pump three. You can pay for it when you're done," the attendant told me.I wasn't too late arriving for work after filling the cans, and both sisters were out on the porch waiting for me when I arrived."If it's all right, I'll unload my things before starting work," I told. "Well, how are you Mike? What can we do for you today, you boys going somewhere, would you like some lunch?" She didn't sound very sick to me.It's always sort of fun to twist the knife after it's all the way in. "No thanks Mrs. Peters, Karl was just telling me you don't feel good, I'll let him stay home and nurse you back to health, we can go swimming another day." At least the two of them had the courtesy to blush. "Karl, see you tomorrow, buddy. Mrs. Peters, I'm sure some loving care and bed. He rode by and saw that her car was there and proceeded down the road a half mile, pulling off onto the side of the road. He took an old tshirt and hung it out the window, to make it look like his car had broken down, in case the sheriff happened by. He grabbed the bag and headed off through the sparse woods in the direction of the lights of her house. When he got there, he made his way around the outside of the house, peeking into windows to get the layout and to see where she was in the.