" Not on this little, well big really, darling! Come on, sweetie. FollowAuntie Misty over to the vanity."As Jerry went to follow her, Janis and Joyce ...uickly used atomizers tospray a mist of mixed perfumes in his path. After hesitating for amicrosecond, he walked thru savoring the pleasant aroma of ripe fruits,spices and fragrant flowers. ('Sure beats the hell out of Old Spice.')Arriving at the table, he carefully seated himself placing his handsmodestly in his lap, well aware of the several. ’ Attacked? Why would a regular high school girl need a guard, or even think of being attacked? I looked down at the photograph again, and had to suppress a gasp. Damn, that picture was deceiving, Nissa Cromwell was beautiful. She didn’t resist and allowed herself to be led away by the man. I drew a knife with practiced ease, and pointed it at her. Her guard was still staring around, and as it flew towards her head, he shoved her down. ‘Stay behind me.’ He counseled, his eyes falling upon. Ramona felt lost. Was Julie gone? She hoped and waited. If Julie wasgone, she couldn't even go to her funeral to say properly goodbye. Thethought of that hurt so much that it almost swept Ramona off her feet.Somewhere in the evening, she heard the familiar discord sound. The soundRamona waited for the whole day. With hope and fear, she looked at herphone."I love you too, you're a wonderful person."Ramona broke down crying. The relief was overwhelming and after the hardday. But she was happy.. Please don't say too many nice things the same day. Spread them out. I might run out of tears."We settled into a routine. Brianna and Cathy brought home the names of the mothers in the swim team carpool. Rachel called them and made a schedule.When Rachel returned from delivering the swimmers to the pool for the first time, she came and hugged me. She said, "Cathy's mother wanted to know if I was Brianna's sister. I told her that I was your girl friend." How did she handle that?" Oh, I think.