Remember it isn't your fault, okay?"And they passed the next few minutes talking this sort of nonsense toeach other, while I was furious and terrified...in alternation. Thelittle tramp had told me she liked it rough with her boyfriend, andLillianna had made me so angry by being distant...No time for thought; there was a knock at the door, and then a bustlingnoise as someone entered the room. "Hi, Lillianna, what' going -" hebegan, stopping to laugh cruelly, then, "Why is he standing in thecorner. We took off straight up through the apartments above us out into the sky, chasing airplanes around the airport, scaring pigeons in the parks, spirit-kissing the entire Inner Circle and having a great time! Yow! So good to be alive and unafraid of life!NATALIESunday was plumbing time. We'd run out of hot water several times the last week and were ready to get the new heater on line.Bob and I muscled the new heater out of the back of his truck. Dayum it was big; at least three feet in diameter. ‘Ouch,’ Bill said as he teetered on his tip toes. ‘Let’s just get this over with…please,’ Dan whispered into Bill’s ear. ‘Okay,’ Bill instantly replied, dancing along being directed by Dan’s firm grip. Again the women giggled in the other room. ‘Thank you Dan,’ Carol yelled from the family room. The women’s combined laughter erupted this time. ‘Yes dear…you’re welcome,’ Dan said as he and Bill turned the corner at the bottom of the stairs. Bill seemed to bound up the steps, with Dan’s aid of. Say your goodbyes.”“They’re my friends too. I wanna stay.”“Cool. I’ll call you at noon tomorrow.”“Deal.”I shot Sarah a text saying I was staying. She replied back with a wink-smiley. Hopefully that would mean something.“Can I get some stuff from home first?”“Quickly.”I got some extra clothes from home, my laptop, and my camera too. I drove back to the last car leave. It was 2:00. Bout time. My cousin was at a party in New Orleans, so I got his room for the night with the girls. The room near.