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you?”
    “No,” I said.
    “Good. We will go to my house. My mother is
usually gone on Fridays, shopping and running other errands with
her friend Julia. We should be safe there, and then I can get you
looking decent. So, where did you park my car?”
    I looked at her blankly. “You have a
car?”
    “Wait. You mean you ran from my house all of
the way here?”
    “Well, yeah. I didn’t know you had a car, and
I wanted to make sure I got out of there. Your mother kept saying
that I was acting funny, and I was telling her that I wasn’t
feeling right because I hadn’t slept well.”
    “Well, hopefully she didn’t notice that you
left my car in the garage. That would make her really wonder. Hopefully Julia is driving this week.”
    “What do you mean?” I asked.
    “They take turns driving. My mom and dad get
together with John and Julia Henderson just about every Friday.
Whoever’s house they are getting together at that week decides the
person who drives.”
    “Your mom mentioned they would be home late
tonight because they were getting together with the Hendersons,” I
offered.
    “Good,” she said. “Then, Julia will drive
them both around to run their errands. My mom will keep everything
in Julia’s fridge until they leave tonight. My father meets them at
their house and drives my mom home. So, she likely won’t have
noticed my car in the garage and we will have more time alone at my
house to get to know each other.”
    If she had said that to me yesterday, I would
have been bouncing off the walls. Today, it doesn’t have quite the
same feel.
    We both were a little worn down from the
morning drama, so we walked the distance back to her house, mainly
in our own thoughts. I couldn’t tell what was going on in her mind,
but for my part I was thinking about my mom. I hoped this would all
go back to normal soon. I didn’t want to think about what would
happen if I didn’t get to see my mother anymore. And my friends.
Okay, so I wasn’t the wealthiest or most popular person in the
world, but it was my life, and I liked it. I could make the best
out of living in someone else’s shoes for a while, but I don’t
think I could do this long-term.
    As we neared her house, I started wondering,
“How did it go at my house this morning?”
    “Not too different from yours, it seems. I
woke up screaming, and your mom came in to see if you were okay.
It’s funny, but I had told her I had a bad dream, too. I guess
there’s not much else you can say when you wake up screaming in the
morning.”
    “Did she seem okay?” I asked.
    “Yes, she asked if I needed anything, and I
said no. I rushed to get dressed, and high-tailed it out of there.
I yelled that I had to get to school and said bye as I headed out
the door. I hope she didn’t think I was being rude.”
    “Yeah,” I said, “I don’t usually do that, but
I’m sure she will be okay. She doesn’t get offended easily.”
    She stopped two houses down from her house.
“Okay, here’s the plan.” She started rummaging through her purse,
which happened to be on my shoulder, and pulled out a set of keys.
“You will go in through the front door and call out to see if
anyone is home. If my mom is still there, tell her you aren’t
feeling well and decided to come home. Then just go to my room and
wait. If she’s gone, come out and get me. I will wait for about ten
minutes. If you don’t come out by then, I’ll start walking around
so I don’t look suspicious. Once she leaves, come outside so I know
it’s safe.”
    I headed up to the front door, unlocked it
and headed into the house. “Hello?” I called. “Is anyone home?” No
answer. I walked around the whole house, calling out, and didn’t
get a response. I went back to the front door and signaled to
Nicole that it was safe.
    She came into the house and went straight to
the garage. Two cars were in the garage. “Good, just like I
thought. She’s in Julia’s car. Now let’s check the kitchen. If