"Aunt Melissa, Sam and I can get married with Mom's written approval. Samalready has permission from Aunt Alice. I know it sounds crazy, and Iknow we'...e only fourteen, but I want our kids to start out on the rightfoot. Besides, if I was older, I'd marry Sam in a heartbeat if he'd haveme. This obviously isn't a puppy love kind of thing. I've loved him allmy life. Everything about him is magic. And the way he makes me feel. Hemakes me feel like there's nothing that I can't do. When he's around. "We'd be taking an awful chance," Jennifer said."We're taking an awful chance staying here," Rena observed.Jennifer understood that her friend was right. Dave might kill them no matter what they did. Maybe he would feel like he was taking a chance leaving them alive. He was capable of doing anything. Perhaps the best thing would be trying to escape.The boy couldn't get much worse off."All right," Jennifer agreed, "we can try the window. If we're quick enough, he'll never know we're gone until. We finally arrived and Ipulled up at the far side of the lorry park. Martin hadseen us came over took her by the hand. She seem totrust him… if only she knew.My wife followed Martin without saying anything. Wewalked across the lorry park. A few lorry driversflashed their lights at us playfully. When we got to theCaravan Martin introduced us to Enzo who’s Caravan itwas. Enzo was about sixty-five, good looking for hisage.My wife know what this was but didn’t say anything –. . batik kaftans...”“I think these earrings are cute, don’t you?” She held up a pair of large silver hoops with polished green stones.“You’re sense of style is much better than mine,” he replied.“They look like jade,” she said.“They are jade, m’am,” the vendor interjected.“And, they’re only thirty-five dollars. I think I’ll buy them.” Aja removed her billfold and proffered her Visa card. The vendor ran the card; Aja signed the slip and was handed a paper bag with the earrings. “I’ll wear these.