One stab wound in the leg just nicking her thigh muscle, one to her left side tearing at muscle and bone on the way in and out, and one aimed at her h...art. The knife guy didn’t get enough pressure on the blade for that one, but he was right on target. Even when I interviewed the paramedic that treated Cassie this morning, he was reluctant to say much. A coffee or two loosened him up a little, and telling him I knew Cassie helped. I was glad he didn’t ask how well I knew her. ‘She had lost so. “Karen is going to pop in on Friday daytime… er are you back Friday night?” Angela responded. Again I paused before replying, “Well I don’t think I’ll be back until Saturday lunch, do you think Karen could stop over Friday until I get back?” I heard Angela talk to someone and then respond “Yes she can” before whispering “And if you get back Friday you can have another night with her”. “Fine” I replied “Thanks, I’ll see you when I get back, have a nice time”.Well my plan hadn’t quite worked out. Aspen,...I opened my eyes & looked up at her, "Your tits smell like,...Aspen cologne" I said.She was still smiling & swaying "So, you DON'T want to hear my question?" She whispered, with a malevolent look."I do,..."Her smile grew ",...Will you, go out with me?"I'm not sure why, it could have been the intoxicating naked 18-year-old standing before me in the moonlight of my bedroom, it could have been because I had a raging hard-on and teenage hormones, or it could be that I felt sorry for her. ”I stopped for a moment and caught my breath and I looked at her eyes and they looked hurt and unsympathetic. I knew exactly why and I started to speak again.“What I don’t want to tell you, what I don’t want to tell my parents, what I don’t want to admit to my best friend is why I was there. I don’t want to admit it to anyone because most of all I don’t want to admit it to myself. You see, all I wanted my whole life growing up was for other people to like me. I wanted to be popular. And I.