In an out-of-body moment, Carrie contemplated all that had happened, and what it could mean for them as friends, or whatever they were now. She realiz...d she didn’t really care, they’d been friends for years, and she had no doubt that they’d be friends for many years to come. She could picture Kaley as her maid-of-honor just as easily as she could see herself and Kaley both in white wedding dresses, exchanging their vows with each other. She smiled to herself as she buried her face in Kaley’s. He should be punished, if he isn't already. He told me whathappened, I'll tell them. Let them drag it out of me, but tell themeverything I know.If they don't bring it up, I won't either.Now is there anything else?Yes, education. I guess I can recite all my numbers to 13 or 14 andall my letters. But I shouldn't be able to add or do anything likethat. Also, I guess I can sing the Alphabet Song, that doesn't mean Ican recognize all the letters or numbers when I see them. I don't knowif there. I told them that we should ride over to the barn, but to keep to the side so they could look at the tracks.They inspected the tracks, saying it looked like a cheap Jap tread. It definitely wasn't Dunlap, Goodyear, or the German brand they saw a lot of. When I took them upstairs, they gasped seeing the easy path toward where their leader had been shot.Just before we were leaving, one of Bear's men pointed at the tire tracks and made a comment. "It looks like there's a cut on the tire here. See. Youd better come up stairs, I have a present for you. She did have the same idea! She turned around and I followed her up the stairs, playfully squeezing her bottom through the dressing gown. She crossed the landing and led me into the bedroom, when I got through the door I nearly fell over. On the bed, stark naked, was our friend Nicki. Her wrists were held together in our play handcuffs, which were looped through the bars of the bed headboard. She had a ball gag strapped in her mouth and her.