Still, I couldn't be sure.My answer would come in the "wee" hours of the morning, less than 8 hours later.Most of the group had milled around the pool...until midnight. A few couples had retired for the night an hour earlier."We'll just finish cleaning up in the morning." Julie said.The rest of us all agreed.Everyone of us went back to our condos. I was sure all of us fell asleep rather quickly, just as Julie and I did. That night wasn't a restless one. I was exhausted and glad to get to sleep.. I knew that she needed medical attention and fast. I picked her up and started running as fast as I could, toward my house.I knew my Mom was home. When I got close I started yelling for her as loud as I could. She met me at the end of the driveway. When she saw what I was carrying and why, we were on our way to the hospital. I just held on tight to Jenny the whole way there.When we arrived at the hospital, mom simply pulled to the door and told me to get her in there. I knew this was not time. Should she climb back down? Retreat from the imminent danger that she knew that she was in? She gave a quick, annoyed shake of her purple-cowled head, her ginger locks shivering over her yellow cape. Her eyes darted around the deserted rooftop. All was quiet. Maybe too quiet? She zeroed in on the glass skylight, and drew in a deep breath before striding the six or seven yards to where it sat, invitingly half open , almost dragging her in! She paused again, indecisively, as she lifted the latch.. "I think I'm going nuts," Fred said.The girls escorted the Tates into the kitchen where Laura, Helen, Diana, Evie, Carla and Jessica were having a gab session. Alesha had gone somewhere with Jesse.Diana took one look at Virginia's face and stood. Catching her daughter's eyes, she said, "Take a cake and some drinks over to the men, please."Arlene glanced at her mother, then took the Sheriff by the arm. "Come on. I'll walk over with you. The guys are sitting in the living room. We baked yellow.