“Come on, this way.” The girl turned and skipped off into the church yard. Carla hesitated for a moment. The rain was still lashing down but the w...nd had eased and she had some misgivings about the churchyard. The Emo girl stopped and turned. “Do you want to stay there all night?” she shouted and when Carla shook her head called, “Come on then!” and skipped away along the path towards the church. This time, Carla followed. She had no choice after all. The thin woman took her to an entrance. I must have went back a dozen times, before I gave up. Filled with disappointment I sat in my room. I thought, I can leave a note! Carefully I started writing one. After a few tried, I finally settled on, “stopped by to see you, I’ll try again tomorrow night.” When it came time to sign my name, I paused, I couldn’t give him my actual name. I needed a girl name. “Crissy, that’s a good one,” I thought. So I signed it that way, with a little heart over the “I”. I slipped out of my room and slid it. You take care of yourself and return to us, won't you?" asked Julie.I was somewhat saddened as I got on the plane. I headed out for basic training. It was a lot rougher than I had expected. I was no longer the bad boy. I backtalked to my drill Sergeant and got my ass kicked. I was growing up quick. I didn't write to anyone till I was out of boot camp. I got a couple of weeks off but I spent them checking out other cities. No use going home for a couple of weeks. I figured Marie and Julie had. George dissented. An argument ensued. And the Four agreed that they should test Thomas’s hypothesis.Thomas’s panting was more audible now. It was then that Nathan realized that Thomas was the only one making any noise. George and Eliza were silent. Nathan turned to see what they were doing. While Eliza still sat on the bed, George had, Nathan thought, inched a bit closer to where Nathan sat. The Leader seemed anxious.“Tell me when you’re going to bust, dude,” Nathan said, though he wasn’t sure.