Jacob spotted Ann Marie across the football field.She waved and then headed over to see him."Thanks for your help today," she said. If she had any inc...ination to hug him, the cloud of oil that hung over him warded her away."It's my pleasure," Jacob replied.They shared an uncomfortable silence."I don't suppose you're hungry," Ann Marie said. "How about we go get some real food?" I can't go out like this," he replied."C'mon," she coaxed. "My treat." Let me go home and shower first," he said after. But she also needed people and life around her... as if getting people to stay with Cindy was a problem -- just the opposite!There were a host of other things, but the bottom line was that while life would never be normal again, she would live! The really good news was that about 50 percent of heart transplant patients were still alive 10 years later. One had made it longer than 25 years!It's funny, after staring death in the face for so long, you just don't think about what those number mean.. You will not turn around. Understood?” Oh god…..she thought, feeling weak in the knees. She was glad she had the table to support her. This was certainly taking things to a new, albeit exciting, level. To think someone she knew was going to see her in this position embarrassed her, but made her incredibly wet as well. “I understand, sir.” She said, hearing footsteps coming up the walk. A short moment later, she heard the key in the door. Her heart rate quickened. God, she felt so. It’s just been so hectic lately...”“Okay!” remarked Peter. “What did the Daring Duo do now?”Lauren laughed brightly. “Holly? Nothing! She thinks first grade is just the greatest thing since sliced bread! No, it was her big brother! He decided to take a shoe box full of garter snakes to school for show-and-tell and never told me.”“Oh, no, don’t tell me...”“You got it! He opens the lid and the snakes got loose. The girls are screaming, Mrs. Detweiler was standing on her desk, everyone is running.