“Hey, um Ellie, will you help me pick out something to wear since it is the first day of classes since spring break?” “That’s okay, I can take...a hint ladies. I’ll head home.” Caleb bent down and gave Ellie a kiss. Molly looked away, blushing at seeing her two friends kiss each other so intimately. “Bye’ Babe, I’ll text you later.” He whispered to Ellie. She nodded and let go of his hand. As soon as the door closed, Molly whirled around and starting smiling at Ellie like the Cheshire Cat. “I. I had changedin the bushes, quite as a mouse, listening out for invading sounds ofpeople, but there was nothing but the sweet sounds of the summer heat.The birds were singing sweetly, the river flowing meekly, and the treeswhispering in the early summer dawn as I stepped out of the bushes andtook the path that was rarely followed.He came out of nowhere, bounding through the waves of grasses, a smallsack upon his back. I had nowhere to turn, nowhere to run, nowhere tohide, it was too late for he. He asked how long the run was. I replied that it was only about two inches but it wasn’t going anywhere. He remarked that some of the lock stitches had finally failed but those around that area were preventing additional failure. “All in all, would you say these pantyhose are the longest lasting you’ve ever worn?” he asked. I told him they were and that I really didn’t consider that little blemish to be a true run. He thanked me for participating in the wear test and asked if I would like to. ‘You’re going to be fine, Danja,’ he said. ‘I know someone who can take care of you.’ ‘What is your name?’ Her voice was soft and weak like a newborn puppy – the runt of the litter – and thick with an accent. ‘Moe. Moe Gafferson.’ Her eyelids fluttered. ‘You are the private detective who was hurt when Peter was killed, are you not?’ There were a thousand questions Moe wanted to ask, and he would have waited, but if the puppy wanted to yap, he was willing to listen. ‘What do you know about it,.