That afternoon at work, I had missed another lunch break because I had to cover for another co-worker of mine. After work, my so-called boyfriend Tim ...as supposed to take me to dinner but he had a paper to work on for his paralegal class. I had to buy the groceries because Melissa had to work late. On Thursday, Melissa wanted to borrow my car because her car broke down and had to get it fixed. She does have a job, working over at Best Buy. She then ate my pint of dulce de leche ice cream. And. My parents weren't ready for children just yet, and since they had engaged in sex before the marriage using condoms, they had no concerns of an unwanted pregnancy. The problem was, condoms aren't always safe, and I am living proof of that. Plus being a little impaired by alcohol can lead to trouble, just ask grandma.Through the years aunt Jessica and I did everything together as if we were sisters. If she or I had a problem, we always would talk it out and lend a hand or offer a shoulder to cry. Kat had taken Herbie home and then put him into bed. She turned on the news hoping to catch some more information about what had happened at the mall. Some of the details she heard at the hospital about what had happened had been contradictory. There was even confusion as to when he had been shot. One person said it was before he had taken care of a robber and another said it was after he had taken care of both robbers.Apparently it was a slow news day and the local news channels had covered. .. Stan's thoughts went back and forth like this for a while, gradually intermixing and becoming more chaotic. Suddenly he looked at his watch. Uh — oh. It was already after eight thirty! Stan was late. Time to move.Stan ruthlessly suppressed all thought of Anne for a while as he frantically got ready for work. In any event, he needn't have worried. Bob had left a message with Elaine that he was going to be late too — one of his daughters had had a minor but messy accident and had needed to go.