Morgan gave a disbelieving look to her mother. “That’s crap and you know it, Mother. You are screwing anybody and that’s sooner or later going t... be bad. STD’s will be in your body sooner or later. Second, you’re screwing everybody now. That increases the risks and also makes it likely that you will be physically damaged. Third, you’re drinking too much. It will harm your health and lower your ability to think rationally. Finally, you operate on commission and you haven’t been making sales or. They were left to wait and wonder at the outcome of the shooting, and the meaning of the scream - fearing the worst.Eventually, they saw Pete come walking briskly to his patrol car and grab the radio mike through the window. He spoke into it for several minutes, before he replaced it and began walking to Sandy's car."Please get out of the car," he called to them.They came out to stand on the sidewalk in front of him, still holding on to each other."My sergeant says you're going to have to come. In school, Mendez made new friends.After school, when Mendez returned back home, he normally went for a swim on the lake, by the woods facing their backyard. Mendez loved swimming.Whenever Mendez went for a swim, Rachel would sometimes go out and check up on him. Both Rachel and his mom knew that Mendez should be safe, since he knew how to swim and that the lake was safe.The lake was like Mendez's private swimming pool. Whenever he went swimming, he never swam far from the shore. The farthest. ” He gave her a hug and let out a sigh. They were all okay, and that was all that mattered. Sliding free of her embrace, he sat on the ground next to her and then fell onto his back. The whole world seemed so big now, weighing in on him.“Mike?”“Yeah, I’m good.” He yawned, his body suddenly heavy. His muscles hurt, and he could no longer hold up his head. “I’m just going to ... take a nap...” He closed his eyes, darkness swooping in to claim him.A cool breeze blew through the window, making him.