Not to mention not wanting a cop around.”Penny nodded, “I can see that, given all the shit you’ve gotten from cops and the Feds. And it’s not ...ike you don’t have an over-abundant supply of nookie!”I chuckled, “True.”November 14, 2000, Chicago, Illinois???? Jesse“Don’t talk to me!” Kelly screeched outside the school on Tuesday afternoon.“I didn’t do anything,” I protested.“I saw you, Jesse! I saw!”“Saw what?” I asked.“You and Libby! You were together yesterday! On a date!”“What?! We were just. Paarpatharku smaardaaka alakaaka iruppaan. sirantha kirikkad veeran. ennidam mikavum mariyaathaiyaaka peesuvaan. en Purusan avan mithu uyiraiyee vaitthirunthaar. avanum ennai Anni, Anni ena vaay niraiya kooppiduvaan, piriyamaaka palakuvaan. naan nanraaka paditthaval enpathaal , paadatthil entha santheekam enraalum ennidam vanthu keedadu therinthukolvaan. ennai nimirnthu kooda paarkka maaddaan. avanaa ippadi en aadaikalai asingam seykinraan ena nampa mudiyavillai. avan eppoluthum haalilthaan. We’ll be on our way.” I cancelled the call.“What did she say?” Andrea asked.“She’s making mac and cheese and we can join them for dinner.” I handed her the test wand. “We should bring this with us.”She turned up her lip. “But -- I peed on it.” She retrieved a plastic bag from the kitchen, dropped the wand in and closed it up.I made the drive out into the country and to my childhood home with Andrea holding my hand in a white-knuckled grip the whole way. I pulled into the drive and we went into. This was not the Carrie Pearson she had known and sang with for so many years. This was an imposter - someone she neither recognised or knew in any shape or form. Where ever Carrie was right now it certainly wasn’t here. All this confusion in Jessie’s mind welled up and flooded her inner self forcing out any idea of any sort of discussion between the two. She rushed on out of the room and let Bjorn go on in after her.Bjorn gave a few nervous swallows himself when he saw how terrible Carrie now.