Tolland gasped. Laurie turned as white as a sheet. Dear sweet Craig just pulled me closer into him. God, I needed that."The worst part is it never sho...ld have happened," I said. I told them the whole story, about Zoe, the date, the beating, all of it."My God," Mrs. Tolland said. "It still amazes me that kids can be that cruel." They can be, believe me," I said."How's Zoe?" Craig asked."A complete mess," I said. "Shannon had her admitted to the hospital for observation. At least there she'll be. Of course, other than the refrigerator where I found her note, she had no use for lowly appliances. We had help that did the cleaning and laundry anyway. She even took my favorite chair and the television.The note explained that she had felt "unfulfilled" for years, racketa, racketa ... Our life had become a cliché. She advised me to have my attorney contact her attorney and not to attempt any direct communication. She didn't say where she was going or if she was going alone. It wasn't even. Ten minutes later an irate husband and a downcast wife left the party. The mood was spoiled so we made sure the kids got fed and then started drifting away. I started to get my husband and then decided not to. He could find his own way home, it was only a block.I heard him stagger through the door around three. He was asleep on the couch when I got up at eight and I made sure I banged as many pots and pans as I could. I also slammed a few cabinet doors. He woke up, groaning and. It wasn't until she'd reached her third silent, panting climax that she realized she had an audience. Three young men-- high school boys, probably-- had seen what she was doing and were staring, rapt, at a fantasy come true. Unfortunately, at the same moment, someone else discovered her audience, too, and with an offended cry had leapt towards her.She'd run, then, down the staircase to the front door, and in a huff, trying to appear casual, she'd proceeded to check out the books she had. The.