If it ended up being negative though, she was right, it would be that same response whether Casey told him or I told him myself. I'd had enough of thi... mornings little wake up call from Casey, and the paranoia that it had inflicted on me once again. It wasn't that anyone's opinion was going to stop me from being with Christina... I just didn't want to lose anyone important to me. In any case, I couldn't worry about it at the moment. So, I started up the shower and jumped in, letting the hot. "Sorry," I offered sheepishly, backing up and dunking into the water a little further in an effort to hide below the surface a bit more..."Don't be," she said with a smile. "It's a compliment, right?" I guess it is," I returned with a smile as she dropped all the way into the water with a audible hiss of air as the cold struck her fully. She headed for Chris who was a bit deeper to make her introduction."Sunita," the dark-haired girl offered, "but my friends call me Sunny." She smiled and. But she said that she would do it later.I feared that she hadent taken the bait. After I went to bed having switched off the light I couldnt sleep. Suddenly I saw a light flicker in the hall. The narrow opening below the door gave me an indication that she had not slept. The bathroom tap was turned on and my heart began to race. Was this the moment I had been waiting for.Sleep went away- from now on it was an endless wait. I heard her come back, switch off the light and then all that remained. "Youwill certainly need his help."Early the next morning they threw some camping equipment into the car andheaded for Vermont. They arrived in the late afternoon. After checking thephone directory and finding no listing for Akeley, they decided to tryasking at the post office.The post master had to check his list. "Akeley, Akeley, yes, here it is.It's about 4 miles along rural route 29. I remember it now. That place hasbeen deserted for a couple of years, ever since the owner disappeared.".