I was not too thrilled about that anddecided that I could do better. I had explored the place when I first got there anddiscovered a very tiny room of... the basement corridor.It was not much more that a large closet but it had aroll away bed in it and I figured any bed by myself wasbetter that being kicked in the ribs all night by mykid brother. Later that evening, as everyone retired totheir designated rooms, I retrieved my stuff from thecar before sneaking off to the basement and to bed.I. . drive" On the River Drive?"She nodded."Banana River Drive?"She was headed for the record books. Her head lolled back and to the right with her chin jutting upward. She stared at me with both lazy eyes and gave a nod."Cross," she slurred.The way she said that, it reminded me of this guy I saw on a "Faces Of Death" tape when he got his head cracked open by a horse. It sounded like her last breath. A wave of shivers rode the ocean of my body."Right, Cross Road and Banana River Drive." I keyed my. A. for me to feel comfortable with you driving yourself there.”I closed my eyes and let out a long breath.“It’s not that you can’t handle yourself,” Liz cut in. “It’s ... it’s the Princess Diana thing and the Jason Elliott thing. These people are reckless and they’re ruthless. Maybe Ryan can make arrangements for you to take the driving classes that his guys take. But if something were to happen to you because of me ... I’m not sure what I’d do.”“We’ll talk about it,” I said. “I will take it. After breakfast I began the hour long walk to Alie's camp.When I arrived in the clearing across the river from her camp, I couldn't see any sign of Alie. There were a few wisps of smoke rising from the fire pit indicating that there had been a fire there in the past few hours but it looked as though she was not present."Alie?" I called out to see if she was perhaps nearby or in her dwelling. I called her name a few more times but when it was clear that she was not around I just laid back in the.