It was going to take a long time for him to get help. Even riding fast, it would take time to get someone and come back out here. I wished I had a wat...h at that moment. I could have some idea of when he might be back. Even at that young age, I knew that in times of crisis, minutes could seem like hours. I mentally followed Billy, seeing him emerging from the woods. I tried to follow along, pacing myself to what I thought was as fast as he could ride. I saw him passing the burned out building.. I wanted so badly to kiss her before taking off, but I had to settle for a hug and air kisses.After dinner, I took Raquel back to her place and then headed off to a party I’d been invited to attend. The party was being put on by one of the Cheerleaders at her house. My house is a good size with rooms for all three kids to have their own rooms. Beth’s house was more like a small mansion. It included a covered pool and a sauna, a large recreational room with a snooker table, a few arcade games. I headed for reception and asked the lady behind the jump if sally had checked in to room 50 already. Trying to suss out if there really was someone there waiting. The lady behind the checking in desk said, ‘she has checked in’ Phew I thought she worded as she. This is real and its happening. I headed down the corridor, the room was on the ground floor, looking at the numbers, 44, 45, 46. I hadn’t felt this nervous since I could remember. 49, 50, I stood outside just about to knock, I nearly. Dropped a paper in a mud puddle and couldn't deliver it—that sort of thing. But the only time I ever used one for promotion was sometimes I'd see Mr. Henderson out early in the morning on my way home and I'd ask him if he'd like a paper. It always made him smile and nod. He was really old and I think some of the other kids in the area didn't treat him very nice. The first time I asked him, I think he thought I'd throw the paper at him. After that, though, we got along fine.On Saturday morning.