The idea bothered her much more than she would have thought possible.Abby stood up to follow her friend in the desire to comfort her. Oscar grabbed he... arm and said, “Sit down Abby. She needs some time alone.”“It’s about time she figures it out,” said Sharon cutting up her over- easy egg into thin strips with a knife and fork.Confused, Abby looked from Gabby’s retreating figure to Oscar and then to Sharon. Gabby was her roommate and in pain. There had to be something she could do for her.. The girls got to talk about their husbands and of course Cynthia and my mom clash heads when Cynthia called my dad a deadbeat nobody. He really didn’t care much anyways but my mom was still hurt about the affair and cursed up a storm. Cassie helps defend my mother by saying their guys have always come up short in everything.My mom, Beth, Cindy, and I were laughing at that point. After that good laugh, the meeting got more boring and so I headed to my room. Before entering, I made a detour. “Over there,” she says, indicating the way to the security office, holding each of us firmly by the arm. I wonder momentarily whether it is worth trying to wriggle free and make a run for it, but the thought of dashing for the doors in just my blazer doesn’t really appeal. Besides, I can’t leave Sarah; even if this is mostly her fault.The woman at the cash desk is looking at us. I bet it was her. She must have got suspicious and called security - the cow! But thinking about it, I suppose we. Of yellow cabs ... claimed they were on duty when the incident happened and were owed the reward. At least two hundred said they didn't care about the money, but just wanted to meet Chantal, or be invited to the governor's mansion for dinner, or some similar thing. More than one said there hadn't been any car involved at all, and that they had wrestled Moe to the ground and then run away.Jim Harper's world almost collapsed. Captain Hildebrand was tearing his hair out, because Chief Hooks had.