Well, what he actually said when I asked him if he knew anyone who might want a job was, ‘Carla.’ That was enough for me.”I nodded. “How do ...ou know him?”“He trained me.” So, Army then. I’d been Navy. “Frank wouldn’t give me your number or address, but he said you used to come here. I came here, asked the lady behind the bar and she said you still do. So, I got lucky.”“Not many people call Ernie a lady. What do you want?”“Another gin would be nice.” She did a thing with her eyebrow. "You on your own?" Yes, everyone else just works term time only." Good, then we won't be disturbed." She walked all the way in the room and locked the door behind her, "Ewww your office is a bit grotty, they don't even give you windows." Yeah, there used to be windows apparently, then they built the new gym, so the windows were bricked up and plastered over. Pity about that really, as I reckon the girls showers are just about there." Naughty boy, you shouldn't talk about school girls like. Unless someone else was home then I would just wear flip flops. My mom thought the heels were slutty. So I’m laying out tanning one day and I hear noises coming from the back fence. I walked to the very tall fence and ask if someone was out there. Not a peep for a few seconds but then I heard it’s me Ben,.....Ben Smith. My heart skipped a few beats. Ben was one of the Black boys from school. I asked what he was doing. He said they were just cutting through the neighborhood by walking down the. Gibby sat down and talked with me for a bit and then headed upstairs when he heard the commotion. I looked up and Freddie was walking across the way up there with the knife."Jade looked panicked, and was completely thrown for a loop. She raced into the kitchen, her mind clicking about what was missing from this morning. She reached the knife holder and there were two knives missing, not counting the one being bleached in the upstairs bathtub. Jade searched the kitchen and dishes up and down to.