.." Traci got in a fight." SHE DID WHAT?" I realized that six eyeballs were locked on me, but I ignored them."She got in a fight. I've tried your hous... and your mom's and dad's offices, but I can't reach them." Mom's in Portland and Dad's in Olympia. I've kind of got the duty right now. I'll be there in five."I hung up the phone and looked at Mr. Reed. "Traci's in trouble, and I need to go over there. She..."He smiled. "Go." I'll take care of signing you out," Mrs. Hatcher said.I started around. This was great! Tom finally understood the things that had been bothering him forever. Mentally, she thanked the old wizard from the mall, and proceeded to enjoy the rest of her evening.The next morning Tom awoke with another hangover, but not one nearly as bad as the night before. He picked the girly clothes he'd worn last night up off the floor and tossed them onto his bed before heading to the bathroom. He looked in the mirror over the sink to see that he had completely returned to. ”Bill leaned back and observed what moments before was sullen, now jovial and talking all over its face. Excuses and uncomfortable giggles spat from a broken faucet – not to the very end though. As the interaction came to its close, her smile remained, but her eyes didn’t match as she only listened. When it concluded, she threw the phone aside and peered over to Bill.“Talk to me, kid.”“He gave me until tomorrow.”“Do ya have it? The money?”“No.”“Is this the reason you came here?”She tapped her. “Mark, Belleville clearly has had the edge in play outshooting the Chiefs seventeen to nine. While Jason Bennett has made routine saves for the Falcons, the score could easily be 5-0 for Belleville if not for the outstanding goaltending by Dustin Tokarski. You can bet the scouts are taking note of his ability to keep the Chiefs in the game despite the lopsided shots on goal for the NHL draft in June,” Jim replied.The tough fought battle continued as the last minute of play was announced. The.