It seemed as though everything was five-times bigger. I think I must have passed out as soon as I hit my pillow. The only comforting thought that went...through my mind was that whatever guilt or shame I was feeling my sister was sure to be feeling too, and at least I wasn’t alone. I don’t know why that made me feels any better, but somehow it did.The next few days, my sister and I avoided each other like the plague. There was no way I could face her, and I was sure she was feeling the same. It happened several years ago when she’d really needed her waitress job in the diner. Stan’s first wife had just walked out on him. Millie was just arriving on the scene.“That was before I got to be friends with Millie. Things are different now.”Stan ruined her chance to spend some time with Cal. Part of her regretted it and part not. It didn’t please her that Cal slunk out of the diner as Stan laid claim to her. She thought of a school boy who was afraid to take his lunch money back from the. She was funny, smart, and a joy to be with. He knew that he would miss her. His diary entry that night noted more about his time with Cathy than it did the sights he had seen. If it wasn‘t for the pictures he took, he might not have remembered everything they had seen, the wildlife, meadows of flowers, the ghost town. He was up early the next morning. He knew that she would have to drive by his camp as she left the grounds. Hoping to see her one last time, he sat outside with his coffee in. Adele was dealing with a case in civilcourt that was high profile and very likely profitable. A woman hadalleged that a very senior executive in a profitable company had takenadvantage of her without consent and Adele and her client were hopingfor a lucrative settlement."As we expected, Brindle are holding back on discovery. They've hiredPeter Duffy again to manage their public relations side of the houseand he's doing a good job convincing the state and county officialsand the general.