Did you notice that you brought your purse with you when you came inside?" Lyle looked next to him. Indeed, he had picked up his purse before leav...ng the car. It seemed so reflexive, he hadn't even realized it. "Wow." "Take out your driver's license," Thomas said. Lyle fished around inside his purse for his pocketbook. It was a cluttered mess. After digging his way through pens, pencils, notes, and a couple of maxi pads, he found the pocketbook, opened it, and removed his driver's. Here- these should help with the headache you have, at least until we get to the hospital.’ Drake stared at the two white pills she had just shaken out, and realized that he did in fact have a really bad headache. ‘Thanks, um, …?’ He said. ‘Raell, my name is Raell.’ He swallowed them, marveling the interior of the car. The headache seemed to fad clearly, but so did the world around him… Drake came to with his arms tied above him, a blindfold tied around his eyes and a gag in his mouth. He. "For God's sake spit it out," Mia said impatiently.Carly suddenly wondered if she was doing the right thing, but she reasoned that it was better for Mia to hear about this from her than someone else. "I heard from Brandon, who heard from his mother's friend April, that well, your mother might be back in town."Mia's jaw dropped open. Of all the things Mia had been expecting Carly to say, this wasn't one of them. She thought perhaps Carly was going to tell her something trivial such as a boy. Both girls laughed. I am very proud of myself then, Judy remarked. If I had known you would take my words so seriously, I would have said something a lot sooner. Well, I have to be honest, it wasnt only your words, said Amber, Remember when I went out that day with the guy who was shooting the layout? Sure, Judy said. Well, he got to be a real drag that night. He was pissed because I had decided I wasnt going to sleep with him. He was starting to get really mean when this guy came over. He was.