*** Later that night***
Shane waited for me as I closed up the shop. His parents had invited us over for dinner with his family. I was kind of nervous on the ride over there. We pulled up to a fairly decent sized house, I saw Tyler�s car there.
Shane got out and opened up the car door for me. I had decided that a pair of Blue Jeans and a nice sweater was suitable enough for the night. We walked up to the door and it was thrown open before we even got onto the stoop.
�Shane� his mom, Lisa, opened the door enthusiastically and took her son into her arms. �Been so long� she said, sarcastically. �Mom this is Shannon� he said introducing us. She smiled and hugged me �Sorry� she said backing off �I�m a hugger� I chuckled.
Shane followed behind me as I walked into the house. �Hey girl� Tyler said hugging me. I smiled at the friendly face and looked up as Shane�s dad walked out from the kitchen. �Hi, Steve Hmiel� he said sticking out his hand. I shook and replied �Shannon Breen�. The family was extremely friendly. I sat in the living room with Mrs. Hmiel talking, while the boys were helping Mr. Hmiel in the kitchen.
�So Shannon, what is it that you do?� she asked, sipping her sweet tea. �I�m a mechanic, I own a shop in Concord� I answered. She swallowed before she continued �Oh a mechanic? That�s interesting, how did you get into that line of work?� she asked. I was in the middle of explaining my story when Mr. Hmiel emerged. �Dinner is ready� he said. He held out his hand to help up Mrs. Hmiel.
We went through dinner and finished the evening sitting in the living room talking.
�You ready?� Shane asked a tired look on his face. I nodded slightly and took his hand as he stood up. �Well it was very nice to meet you� Lisa said. �Thank you I appreciate dinner� I said.
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�They like you a lot� Shane said, pulling out of the driveway. �And how do you know that Mr. Hmiel?� I asked playfully. �Cause they told me� he said smirking. I smiled; Shane had once told me that his parents and he were very close, it made me feel good that they liked me.
Shane decided that he wanted to stay at my house, so we stopped by his place to get some clothes. We pulled into the driveway and got out of the car.
Shane opened the front door and noticed something sitting on the floor in the foyer. He picked up the object and looked around at all the glass. Shane turned around and saw that the window above the door was shattered.
He slowly pulled the paper off the brick and unrolled it. It was a picture with a caption underneath. I immediately recognized the picture as the one from the article with Bobby and I.
Shane crumpled it up before I could read the caption. �Lemme see it Shane� I said opening my hand. He shook his head and I could see the fury in his face. He took the brick and chucked it against the wall. It broke through the drywall as pieces flew from the wall.
Shane clenched the paper in his fist �Shane, Let me see it� I said sternly.
He relented, handing me the balled up paper. I opened it and almost fainted when I read the harsh words at the bottom, �Youre princess is a KILLER�.
***
I woke up to Tyler sitting on the coffee table next to me, �Hey girl� he said, handing me a glass of water. I sat up, looking around. �What happened?� I asked quietly.
Tyler took a deep breath before explaining about the brick and the photo, he said that I passed out right as he was walking in the door. Shane caught me, he made Tyler stay with me while he went to talk to Beth.
�Tyler, I don�t know what to do?� I started, �This chick is causing majoe problems�. Tyler held his hands together, and through clenched teeth he explained �I cant stand that girl, and I know she will get what is coming to her�.
I sat back and tried to stay calm until Shane got home��. Whenever that may be.
