"I'll just have a few beers when we get there and then I'll lay off," I promised. I was of course a little perturbed by this. Half the fun of Jackson'... parties was getting drunk and doing stupid things. Staying sober and watching everyone else get blitzed was a bummer. Little did I know how much fun I was going to have that night because I didn't get drunk.We arrived about thirty minutes after the time specified on the invitation. Cars lined every available spot on both sides of Steve's street. Besides, that ability would be very valuable when it came time for The Vigilante to begin serious operations.OK, who to start with? I couldn't bring myself to pick my parents as guinea pigs, and the kids I knew were too disorganized to give me a stable platform to practice on. The most convenient adults would be our neighbors. I would start with them and see what happened.Mrs. Jones was always home, so she would be a good target when school vacation came up this summer. They had no children, so. We talked for around an hour, I told him I was trying to earn enough for a car. He was retired from the oil field business do to a back injury. I went back to work till 6:00, I told him I'd be back in the morning, I needed a shower and dinner. This went on for three more days till all the concrete was small enough to haul off in a pick up truck. I went to work on the shrubs and weeds. Jim, ( I'll call him) came out and said to take a break and come inside to cool off. I went in, he offered me a. Audra wiped at thetears and attempted a smile."Well, I have some news that will cheer you up,"Angie told her with a smile."What's that?" You're going home!" Great," Audra said without feeling. Everyone at thehospital seemed to think that going home was going tobe special for Audra, but she knew better. Going homemeant facing friends, facing more family, and facingthe reality of her new lot in life. To put itbluntly, Audra was scared silly about going home.Angie frowned slightly. "You don't seem.