Before he could turn around the doors slid open. "Come on in, Jim," one of them yelled out to him. Without time to make up his mind he slowly walked i...side where he faced the five girls. "We were just talking about you. What sports were you telling me that you played?" Lilly asked in a friendly tone. Jim slowly sat in an empty chair, keeping his hands over his parts."I, I, I play a mix of them, really," he eventually got out. No one took note in his answer, as they had already switched topic in. " In what way?" asked Emma."Well, Derek was suffering depression, remember. So I probably felt avery sunny outlook would cheer me up. And I imagined someone who wasoutgoing and fun and that. I think I had become a bit cautious anddull. Your mother always said so." You never call her by her name, do you?" said Emma. "You always callher "my mother" when you mention her."Mandy hadn't really noticed this until Emma pointed it out. "I supposeI was very hurt when she left me," she said. "When you. They told me someone collapsed on the dance floor.Ashley went over to see who I was. I got a little nervous. I followed her. I could see Eric on a stretcher. I grabbed Ashley’s arm and turned toward the Subway. Every face I passed reminded me of a murderer trying to steal my life. I looked ad Ashley; she too could be trying to steal from me, at this very moment. “Where are we going?” She looked absurd as she spoke; she was tearing. “Calm down.” I sounded like a real man. “It is time for me to. Carla turned to find Dave walking up the path with his arms full of luggage. She fumbled with the deadbolt and then the knob and gained entrance just as Dave entered the gate. ‘Where do you want these?’ he huffed. Carla instructed him to drop the bags inside the foyer and went to check out the rest of the house. On the kitchen table Carla found a note. ‘I know you’ll be tired and hungry when you get in. There’s a casserole in the refrigerator, just put it in the oven at 350 degrees for half an.