And all five had long dark hair."Maybe we should bleach your hair?" Ruthie asked jokingly."Oh, you are so funny." She tugged on a lock of her hair. "M...ybe I should cut it?"Ruthie leaned over and gave her a hug. "Just be careful. Don't take any chances. Have someone walk you out of the restaurant at night. Not forever," she added as she saw the look on her friend's face, "just until they catch this psycho." Yeah," Annie said, walking in on the end of the conversation. "I was going to mention. Me and Neeta looked at each other and laughed. I leaned over and kissed Neeta softly on her neck, causing her to slide over nearer to me. She ran her hand over my chest. Wrapping my arm around her waist, I kissed her neck again and she pulled my lips up to her face.When our kiss broke, we looked up and saw that her sister and her boyfriend were locked in a rhythmic embrace. The gentle waves seemed to direct the two as her sister bobbed up and down, her hands clasped behind her boyfriend’s neck,. Remember, I was a 17-year old with no transportation and no income. I sure couldn't afford a detective or a trip to Florida. I concluded that any attempt to track down Inez, to find out what she knew about my trip back in time, would not happen soon. Maybe I'd even have to wait till I reached full adulthood. Thus, I pushed all thoughts of Inez, and what I believed she'd done to me, back into the furthest corners of my mind.Mom picked me up at about four o'clock, and mentioned that I'd received. Again there was no response. Eventually thecrying stopped and Charlotte fell asleep. Still Kelly stayed in theroom, watching over her charge, her mind full of thoughts and theories.Kelly pulled out a blanket from the top of the cupboard and coveredCharlotte, not wanting her to get cold.Eventually Charlotte stirred but Kelly didn't; she just sat in thechair observing. Charlotte eventually sat up and looked around theroom, her eyes looked red and bleary. When Charlotte saw Kelly sat,waiting.