Finally she said:"Lou said you are only going to be here for one semester and then you are going to leave for college." I nodded a yes and she said, "...ince you won't be here all that long I want to ask you for a favor. Can I be your steady girl while you are here?"She caught me completely by surprise with that and I said, "Why in the world would you ask me that? You don't even know me."She looked me right in the eye and said, "I know one thing about you. You are the only one who has ever made. She watched as the winner of the quiz chose a key from the pile on the counter, and tried to open the box. They had failed, but the guy behind the bar assured everyone that the right key was in there somewhere.Kelly wondered how it would work if she were restrained, padlocked into position, with lots of keys to choose from, but only one correct one. That would be a real challenge. She knew almost immediately that it could take days to find the right key, especially if she were blindfolded. She. Rachael stood there cradling her arm.“I knocked it by accident. It hurts,” she said.“Come here, honey,” Cara said, her voice full of concern.Rachael walked over and, when her mother lifted the covers, slipped into bed.“Which pill did you take?” Cara asked.“I don’t remember.”“Dad, go get another two milligram pill.” To Rachael, she said, “You probably took the weaker one. Don’t worry. You’ll feel better soon.”I put the air cast on and left.When I returned, Cara had her nightshirt on. Rachael. ” Troy responded with a smile, sitting on the bed next to her. She scooted closer to him and wrinkled her brow.“Thought I’d get cleaned up while I was in there.” Julie said, sitting up and wrapping her arms around him from behind. “Wasn’t sure what you’d feel like doing now.”Troy reached out and patted her hand, for once in his life, wondering how much holding Julie’s hand might be too much. Or not enough?“There are a few things I feel like doing right now, Julie.” He answered. “I’m trying to.