.” She sniffled. “It might be legal, but they’re not bad people—they wouldn’t actually stick to it, not if I was in trouble.”She sniffled ...gain, then cleared her throat. “Hey,” she called. “Your mom’s the type to lie to patients, right? She said she didn’t talk to my parents—that they didn’t pick up. She said she couldn’t reach them or Ceci on her phone. She lied, right?”Alaina blinked. I guess I don’t really know much about her bedside manner. Why would she lie to a patient, though? “Why would. Brandy's car didn't fair as well.I ran outside to help squeeze her out of the passenger side door. The driver's side was smashed shut. Fortunately, she wasn't injured but badly shaken up. Brandy was hysterical."Oh my God, Walter. I can't believe this happened. The car is ruined. What do I do now?" Come inside and get warm. I'll pour you a cup of coffee." But who should I call? What should I do?" First, try to relax. While you drink your coffee, I'll call a tow truck. Then you call the insurance. That Indiana Jones character? Oh, he's nothing on what my pal Johnny Burrows, my girl Alice Slocumbe and I got up to. Let me tell you..."There was silence for a moment, while past histories replayed behind distant eyes."I'm getting ahead of myself a bit though. I should give you some background. When I first met Johnny Burrows, it was ... oh, 1958 I think? Something like that. I was working as a curator and cataloger at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York. I was young, stupid,. "When Robert left, I let it go. Anyway..." she panted, "you said you wanted to rub your nose in it."Laura was already doing it. She had always thought it bizarre that Dawn had shaved herself anyway. Robert was a nice, decent, bland fellow, but he didn't seem to exert enough power over her to make her do this. Now that he had moved away, she had 'gone natural' again, and Laura was in seventh heaven, nuzzling the glistening filaments of black hair and inhaling the fresh, murky, steamy odors of.
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