Ill be right back. Brian picked up a candle and disappeared into the living room. He returned a few seconds with a small metal pipe and set it on the ...ounter with the candle. Thats your bowl? I prefer glass. Can we use mine? Katie didnt wait for an answer. She picked up a candle and left Brian to prepare. She returned a few moments later and handed it to Brian. Sorry it took me so long, I couldnt find it in the dark. Brian packed the bowl and pulled a lighter out of his pocket. Here, you can. " Once again she took Emily's cell phone and hit "redial," getting the same response as before.Emily took another look at the screen, and at the ashen-faced JoAnne, who she knew lived alone -- and she also knew JoAnne's close friend Hazel was out of town. Quickly she made up her mind; she picked up the store phone and called Janine. "Get down here, right now," she said in a flat order and hung up the phone. Then, she turned to the TV again, the thought on her mind as she was sure it was on the. The sun used to shine a little brighter in the skies above our town, the air breathed easier and the hours rolled smoother than I can recall today. Everything glows dimmer. Voices sound rushed, fleeting, going somewhere and fast but without a destination in mind.I didn't think I could carry on beyond the first year after her departure and mine, somehow I found the strength within myself to pull through. They housed me in a rooming house for the first week until a nice family decided to take me. The waitress took the orders and left. ‘No, thank YOU,’ he said. ‘I haven’t had such a nice evening since I don’t know when. You know, we could always pretend we went to the game.’ He knew he’d rather be there, at dinner with them than any basketball game. ‘We’ll get there, sooner or later… even if it’s the last two minutes. You know how long that can take.’ A look of incomprehension flashed across his face. ‘You know,’ she said, feeling his embarrassment, ‘with all the time outs.’ Was he.