Everywhere I looked there were scenes depicting love; it made me want to hurl, it was so sickly-sweet.To me and my friends, Valentine's Day was a day ...f candy and anonymous valentines dropped in lockers.Every time I went to my locker, there were either valentine notes taped to it or dropped inside and all were signed, which defied the whole point, at least to my way of thinking. Some of them were from the girls I knew and I didn't mind, slipping the awful cutesy ones Claire bought for me into. "Some of it is like dreaming, but other parts are like being super-awake. I won't get into it here." Where am I?" I told you. Grace Kincaid's office downtown. You're safe."Ty tried to relax but failed miserably. "I don't like this. I want to wake up." What has you so spooked here, Tyler? Is it something I can help with?" the voice asked him gently."I can't control anything here," Ty said. "And how can you help? I don't even know you." You're not a very trusting soul," the voice said."Comes with. "Who'ya got in there, Ez?" Jed said, grinning back at him."In where?" He honestly didn't know what Jed meant by the stupid sounding question."In Ellie Mae's bedroom, you dumb fucker. You got one of the Manny's bar ladies in there? Or have you taken a fair shine to street hags in yer old age?" He stared at his brother, awaiting the answer.It was obvious to Jed, just by looking at the man, that his brother Ezra wasn't thinking quite right, especially so when he ups and answers, "Ain't no one in. . naahh I can't; the chief has us doing all kinds of crazy stuff so I'll probably be at it all night..." She looks sad but he can tell she understands. Finally she leaves and Jerome grabs his keys and heads out the door " not realizing what the rest of the day is going to hold for him.September 24th, 1998 6:00AM ( Megan Johnson )Megan is awoken to her usual alarm clock... that being her boyfriend Kevin waking her up with a bunch of kisses " wake up beautiful or you'll be late. Her eyes still.