I’ll release Catherine about 8PM on Saturday, the day after tomorrow. Believe me, I don’t want to be involved in a murder. That sort of thing attr...cts attention. You’ll just have to be patient and let this play out. Catherine’s going to be fine, as long as she cooperates with me. I have no intention of hurting her. She’s got a bed and a bathroom and clean clothes. I’ll feed her well. There’s a TV in the room. She’ll mostly be bored, but she’ll be healthy, that is, as long as she does as she’s. Until then, get used to how you are." She started to laugh."But grandma," Katherine said. "I have to meet Mark tonight. And whatabout my life! I have cheerleading tryouts next week!" Thomas will be going to those, not you. You will be too busy withbaseball." Grandma!" I said. "You can't do this! I have scouts from collegeslooking at me! I could lose my scholarships! Please change us back!"I could feel tears welling up. I never cry!"Don't cry, sweetie. You don't want your mascara to. I stood there shell-shocked. Liz was 15-years-old, about 58 with light brown hair and brown eyes. While she wasnt the skinniest girl in the world, she was nowhere near heavy, either. She had a nice athletic build that I loved with just a little bit of baby fat that reminded you she was still maturing. And as she began turning into a young woman, she was beginning to develop the same large breasts as her mother. I stood there for a good 30 seconds, unable to move. I just looked her up-and-down. I don’t want you begging me, but I do want you showing me you need me to give you some help with your hard problems. I know it’s irrational and totally unfair, but I’ve been getting emotional lately and almost picked a fight with you on purpose to see how you’d react. I want us to go on to being boyfriend and girlfriend, so I hope you can stick with me through this. I’d like to think I could do this or that to make it worth your while.”I stood there looking like a deer in the headlights, then I.