I let go of her arm and grabbed her around the waist. I scooted her up so she could grab the railing and pull herself up. I stayed there hanging on th... railing until she was over it and safe. Then I gingerly pulled myself over it as well, favoring my injured left shoulder. As soon as I was over the railing and safe, Amanda started hitting me and screaming at me."Amanda, you're safe," I said. "You weren't supposed to be here anyway." God Damn it Preston," she screamed. "This is supposed to be. Hopefully that would mean something.“Can I get some stuff from home first?”“Quickly.”I got some extra clothes from home, my laptop, and my camera too. I drove back to the last car leave. It was 2:00. Bout time. My cousin was at a party in New Orleans, so I got his room for the night with the girls. The room near the bar. The room next to the room where sarah and I had sex. Dangerous location for us hormone raged teens. By the time I got back, the place was in a semi clean state. I looked. ” She buried her face in Pete’s neck, miserable.Pete patted, then rubbed her back. “Go where? Why do you need a hero? I’m totally confused here.”“Not hero. Hero!“ stated Miriam firmly. “As in a White-Knight-in-Shining-Armor, un chevalier blanc, a knygt erraunt, un caballero andante, a Have-Gun-Will-Travel freaking Paladin - you!”“Granddaughters! Stop! Now!” Daniel demanded. “If you let me get on with it, he’ll understand.”Robyn was silent, save for an occasional sniffle, but she continued to. Fucking Ruth in front of mom couldn't have helped either, did she have security issues? This weighed on my mind as well. She was in contemplation but I carried a look that indicated deep concern as well.Marti detected it as soon as she saw us. She asked about us but we were both noncommittal and still kept to ourselves. Marti left for school and I stayed behind. I couldn't let my mom dwell on her problem much longer without at least knowing what was bothering her.After Marti left, my mom went.