Neither of them dared to speak, afraid of upsetting her any worse.Finally, she spoke again, "Just don't start getting too comfortable withthat bit of ...ews..."Joan said, barely audible, "What do you mean?"Again, in a flat emotionless tone, Sarah stated, "It just means that Ihaven't decided yet if you two will be staying here much longer..."Chapter 10No sooner did the words come out of Sarah's mouth, she regretted them.She knew that her parents were trying and trying really hard. She knewshe had. "So who was it?"Jamie looked at Amy and said, "Don't kill me mom." Amy gave her a funny look, and Jamie continued. "It was Cindy. She actually demanded that we allow it to be her, and against our better judgment, we let her, although, in hindsight, it worked out quite well!"Amy initially looked like she was going to blow up, then she settled down. Jamie was looking at her nervously, so she just shrugged, "I know that Cindy's had sex. I guess, as long as she doesn't give up her college plans to. He grabbed me by my shoulders, and shot invisible daggers of hate straight through me with his glare. his eyes were aflame with rage. the yellow rings encircling his pupils began to dance around in the surrounding bright blue. he raised his hand, i admired the strength and size of it, i was impressed at how quickly he snapped it back down, flattening his palm, slapping me in the face. i was stunned. but i could not move, could not cry out for help, i was immobile. besides, i wanted to stay here. Why not? Your arrival into my life was like manna from heaven. The fires, the crash, all your stuff strewn all over, people will just think you are dead. Bet they think you were hurt but still mobile and that you ran away from the fire and got trapped by it and in this terrain, your body will never be found. After I went through your purse I threw it back into the car and watched it burn. Suzie, the world thinks you are dead.’ A sob escaped me, I had been holding my breath during his monologue.