“A car crash that kills one person on Woodlawn would get our attention. A car crash in rural Montana wouldn’t mean much to us. But make it a bus o... a plane, and then it’s news. Anyway, is everything set for Sunday?”“Yes. The Navy families are doing something for Nick and Bethany up at Great Lakes on the 30th, so the ‘Bon Voyage’ party will just be our close friends. Besides everyone living here and your sister, I invited Kathy and Kurt, Cindi and Chris, Jackie and Jamie, Sofia and Stavros, and. I had friends in pretty much every crowd. Looking back, I’m glad high school’s over; everyone was crazy. I have college to look forward to in the fall. After the movie Josh asked if I wanted to hang out at his house, play some video games or something, but I told him I had plans elsewhere. I told him I was meeting another friend in a few hours and had to get ready and I really was. I make it a point never to bring up Linda around him because he thinks the fact that I hang out with her is weird.. "Not really," I said. "You have to be loyal or at least capable of being loyal to the alien government and have skills they might need. You obviously are a great fighter, and that's why they want you." Well, we all know they were wrong to take you," Walter said.I sighed. Jason stood up and glared at our former friend. "You know," Jason said. "I've noticed that you don't have any friends anymore." I have Kelsey," Walter bragged. "Wasn't she one of yours Mark? But now she and I play with others.. Say I'd like to talk to you." What about?"I thought he wasn't going to be able to get it out. Finally, he gasped, "Jill." What about Jill?" I want her." That's what she said. Come over here and we can discuss it face-to-face." When?" We'll be home all day." I told Emily I had to go to the office at two." We'll see you a little after two, Kyle," I said.I like electronic gadgets. We have the latest in surveillance equipment, including the audio recorders on the phone and the wire Jill used at the.