I could see the figure of an older guy lyingacross the steering wheel. He started to move his head so I thought I'vegot to get him out of there. I p...lled and pulled and finally got the dooropen and he was able to help me help him out of the car. We had justgotten to safety when the car exploded and burned. We just sat there inamazement at how close we both had come to the end.I asked the old guy if he was hurt and he said no he would be all right.And then he took my arm and asked me to set. How is Stacey, by the way?"He sighed. "She has a compound leg fracture, a lot of bumps, bruises and scratches, as well as some minor internal injuries. The doctors say she will make a full recovery, though."Dad smiled. "That's good to hear."Mr. Winterton nodded. "I will do anything in my power to make sure your daughter will also make a full recovery." Thank you," Dad said gratefully.Mr. Winterton smiled at the girls and I, then he glanced at Kelsey, and I saw his face cloud over. "Seeing a. That was one sticking point to get outof the way, now the other one: my parents!When I got home, I just decided to get it over with. I called my momfirst. My parents have been divorced for years now and I hoped that momwould be understanding. I'm actually surprised that she hadn't calledme in a few days. I called her and she answered. I told her (in mymale voice) that I needed to talk to her face to face about somethingimportant. She hadn't said a word yet, then:"You mean about you're. She's going to be like a hundred other freshman girls on the campus. That's the thing that got me, man. I left Eisenhower as top dog, you know. I got to Stanford as low turd on the crap pile. Suddenly, I wasn't the best at anything I used to be the best at and I had no one I really knew to help me make the transition. I'll be around, sure. But I have my own classes to worry about. Besides, a boyfriend or girlfriend really isn't the best person to deal with ego crises. She's talked about you a.