She explained that Annika's medical experience would bebeneficial. Meg then begged to go too, and to everyone's surprise,Ericka agreed.Ericka made Meg...promise to follow Olivia and Annika's instructions tothe letter, and Med immediately agreed."How come you didn't want to go, Jill?" asked Quinn."I would just be in the way. I would love to see Boston...but they'regoing to work, and Meg wanted to go. I've never seen her so seriousabout something...it was good to see," replied Jill. "I also wanted. Not back-talking paid off today. Just as I hung up, the phone rang again. It was Jennifer. Same question - did I want to play chess? I told her Larry was coming by later and she said she could come as well. I asked Mom, and to my surprise, got another ‘yes’. I told Jennifer I’d see her at 6:00pm as well. I got all the chores done by mid-afternoon and plopped down in front of the TV to watch The Flintstones and Speed Racer. Stephanie sat beside me on the couch, not saying anything. We got along,. I am so full of excitement, I arrive at the restaurant an hour early. When asked how many people in my party, I replied two, and then proceeded to tell the waitress the entire story. She was so nice to listen to me even though I knew she didn’t care. I sat at a table with a window. I wanted to see if I could view her coming. I cannot wait. The days leading to Saturday shot by in a blur. I am extremely nervous at the thought of meeting Bradley. I told myself I should cancel or not show up a. It was his private line. He listened a minute, then advised us that it was private."You two go have a cup of coffee," he told us. "I need to talk to the psychologist in private. I'll fill you in later." We went over to the Sergeant Major's office."Coffee?" he asked."Never touch it. That stuff can kill you," I told him. "I'm a 'coke-aholic' myself. Get my caffeine in a can." The machine is down the hall," the SGM said. We sat there for fifteen minutes or so nursing our drinks and not saying.