" Gary seemed satisfied with the answer, but asked, "Why haven't I heard about her before, you never mentioned her before. And what's her name?" Al ha...n't thought about that yet, and stalled while answering, "She doesn't like to be talked about. Generally, I don't mention her to others, but you're a close enough friend. Her name is...umm...Elaine." Gary fortunately didn't seem to notice the hesitation, and repeated, "Elaine. I like that name, what does she look like?" "Does that matter? She's a. She could not open her eyes if she wanted to. And there she stood.He had told her he would be home by three. She had about four minutes to wait. There she stood for four minutes...five...six...seven...eight... She was losing track of time. Her mind told her it only felt longer than it was, with those bitting shoes and the asphyxiating ball, and the blindfold that left her in the dark. Her legs began to shake. She could not stop the shaking. How dare she think about sitting down. She would not. Dixon’s going to be shocked that I’m home so early. See you tomorrow night.’ ‘Yeah,’ Tommy said, ‘see you tomorrow.’ He watched until Tina was in her building, then put the car in gear and drove off. He thought someone was following him again as he drove toward his aunt’s house, but nothing happened. He was starting to get paranoid and he couldn’t figure out why. The house was quiet when he let himself in. He saw a light under Kim’s door when he walked down the hall. Aunt Karen’s room was dark,. They arrived yesterday." Did Stu ask his parents if it's okay for you to come over?" Alan asked, and Dave could see where he was going with this. After all, he couldn't imagine the Tanakas wanting his hyperactive brother over when there were two elderly people with jetlag in the house."His grandparents said they wanted to meet me right away. They didn't believe him when he told them I know Japanese," Frank explained, sounding a tad indignant, and prompting Dave's grin to widen. Frank had a.