"Hey, Candy." There was no way she'd let me get away with that one if she was awake. "Right." I took the desk."Where's Candy?" was the first question ...ut of everyone for the rest of the afternoon."I've got the desk." I answered all of them, "ID Tag?"Everyone who checked out, checked in. Grandma slept through it all. Granddad arrived around 6pm and frowned at me."Where is she?"I tipped my head toward the back room. He looked in and I saw his face pass through about a hundred emotions.I didn't. Even if she did tell them they were going to have a picnic and an Easter egg hunt in a sunny meadow five minutes away would they believe her?Deciding to divide and conquer the enemy, Jenna rounded up most of the younger kids and told them they could do anything they wanted today EXCEPT go outside to play. Five minutes later they were looking for jackets and begging to be able to go out. Mommy 1 Kids 0.The older girls were flat out bribed with a promise of short mall hop before returning to. Bahut baar mai mera dil me khayal aata tha ki meri biwi pallawi ki badi behan payal ko apne bistar me sulake use round du kya karta majboor tha.Kahi baar maine apni biwi ko payal samaj liya aur choda, khayalo ka kya hai khayal to khayal hi hota hai jab biwi ke periods chalte the tab mai mutth payal ke naam ki maarta tha.Ek baar maine payal ko phone kiya to kehne lagi ke woh akeli hai uski 4 saal ki ladki school gayi hai aur pati dev ka 2nd shift hai woh ek garage me kaam karte hai,maine socha. Our parents were sitting across the room with Joyie's Mom and Dad.Detective Lands finally reached over and took my left hand in his. His blue eyes reflecting the pain that I felt, he said, "You did your best. That's all you could do."Everyone had been saying that to me for the past hour. I wanted to believe them, but I wasn't convinced that there wasn't something else I could have done. The friend who was like a sister to me was in surgery, possibly dying, and I felt like it was my fault.Tears.