” With this, the phone was hung up. Lisa stood frozen; her appetite for a good sleep and bath vanished in no time. She punched the delete button and...immediately message as if it was haunting her from there within. She slumped down on the couch, she had never heard this voice before and her mind soon raced to probabilities of who it could be. Is it some creepy friend of his ex or his voyeuristic neighbor Dave? “Maybe I should have not deleted the message and reported it to the police.” She. They talked, they laughed, and they had some great conversation. Not a single word was said about Bella, or Nikki, or Carly, or Anthony, or cheerleaders, or secret votes. It was all about Stephanie, and Zane. They just had a good time. After lunch they stopped in the mall and played games at the video arcade and won enough tickets to get Stephanie some hideous little stuffed animal. It was cheap, and it was ugly, and Stephanie clung to it like a ten-year-old girl who’s just won the giant, life. This was when Flying J gave two showers if you bought 150 gallons of fuel. And we all know that a Pete is not fuel efficient so I had lots of showers on my cards. I told Portland she could take a shower any time and that I was going to go now. Portland said she has never showered at a truck stop before and would like to go with me to learn. After I had showered, which I let her have a shower to herself, I headed back to the truck. I have this super sound system and was rocking out when she. ‘My mom and dad will be going to their room later and they will stay there. When they do I will come back for you.’ I had no idea what she was talking about. I sat for who knows how long just staring at the floor. It felt weird not having the freedom to even go to the restroom or go out to the patio. After several hours the family fell into an afternoon sleep. I tried to craw up on the floor in the corner I had been assigned. ‘Shhhhh be very quiet’ I woke up to see Maggie looking down at me..