I was a little embarrassed. The house was clean but I had about two weeks of clean laundry neatly folded on the couch. I just hadn’t felt like put...ing them away. You laughed as you noticed the look of embarrassment. We walked out side together to let the dog run. You were wearing sweatpants, a long sleeved t-shirt and a coat. The temp wasn’t bad for Jan 6, about 39. We decided to take a walk. It was a beautiful morning. The road is curvy, narrow and secluded; except for about 4 houses.. He's a lot like me. In fact, we grew up together! Real close together. Even closer than brother and sister." Aw..." Why don't you see him? It'd be just like seeing me--except he looksa little different of course." Aw, he'll never be like you." He's exactly like me, Josh. Just go meet him!" I--I don't know if I can do that. I mean, you're a girl and he's aguy--" Then I did an awesome impulsive thing; I grasped his hands and pecked his cheek. It was a wild impulse gathered from what would've. "I'm obeying the laws...officer," I said."Okay, but be careful, I have my eyes on you," he replied with a leer.He made one of those stupid motions, pointing two fingers at his eyesand then at me."I hope you like what you see," I replied as I walked away."We'll meet again," he said and then he let out a creepy laugh. Chapter 17"Is everything okay?" asked Mr. Walsh as he greeted me at the frontdoor.I nodded as I stepped inside."The police were just checking up on. My heart was pounding, my chest hurt, and it was getting harder to breathe, causing me to gasp for air. I felt the blood drain from my face. I closed my eyes and tried to breathe through it, like I had several times before, but it wasn’t helping this time. ‘Are you okay?’ Billy asked, clearly concerned. I nodded. ‘Yeah,’ I said. ‘I’ll be right back.’ I turned and left the garage, before anyone could ask any questions. I went inside the house, finding the bathroom and locking myself in there, I.