“Where will Ramón be in five years, or ten years?”“With me, of course. Where else would he be?”Case turned his attention back to the front as...he deadpanned, “Of course.”Valeria sat dumbfounded.Is Case just a fantasy, while Ramón is my reality? And my future?I need more time to think!They flew in silence for about a half hour while Valeria pondered their discussion, and explored her feelings.I’m supposed to be smart. Case saw it, and Grandfather certainly knows how Ramón feels. Why haven’t I. Sie konnte den Erzählungen ihrer Mutter nicht folgen, die irgendetwas von einem Polizeistreik, von Ausnahmezustand und herumziehenden Terrorbanden erzählte, die vergewaltigten und ermordeten, wer sich ihnen in den Weg stellte. Und das hier, in Vitoria? Tina schüttelte den Kopf. Hier war doch nur eine einzige riesige Party ... „Du musst sofort ins Konsulat, Tina, hörst du, es ist ...“ dann brach die Verbindung ab.Kopfschüttelnd saß Tina da und sah auf ihr Handy. Tot, die Batterie war leer.. Click. Click. Click. Puzzle pieces suddenly begin to fall into place, a picture begins to form. ‘got friends on the outside keeping a close eye on my little girl for me.’ ‘long list, kids who got shown the door.’ ‘Margrave’ ‘used to run off any kids that gave Jen a hard time’ ‘Jake Edwards’ ‘asked me for dates all the time’ ‘watches the girls’ Donovan had friends, good friends who knew he wasn’t ever getting out of prison. He asked them for a favor, and what greater favor could somebody do for. She smiled. "Well, yeah, but it wasn't like I didn't know I was different. I'd known that for years, but hid it well, though my parents already suspected. It was admitting to other people I was gay that was hard, but keeping the secret was harder. One thing I learned from that is that some of my friends weren't the friends I thought they were, and people I hardly knew became true friends, like Beth and Carl, and Stephanie." How is Stephanie? Do you hear from her?" Every day, we email. She was.