“DON’T SAY: THAT.PLEASEV’ SHE SAID SARCASTICALLY’.I STIFFLED A LAUGH AND
                   SHOCK MY HEAD.
                   “ASK’ EGORE OVER THERE .“ JAMEY CAUGHT HIS CUE AND HUNOHED OVER STICKING
                   OUT HIS T!ETH.” Y~EFMAFTER.”
                   “THAT’~S DISGUSTING.~” MOM SAID SWALLCWIN~ HARD.
                   “WHAT IS.HEATHER DON’T TELL ME YOU FINIALLY~ LOOKED AT YOUR SON\.” DAD
                   WAS IN HIS USUAL BUSINESS SUIT READY’ TO TAKE ON ANOTHER LAW FIRM CASE..
                   HE KISSED HE ON MY NOSE AND HUGGED JAMEY.
                   “TOM,I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE..” MOM LOCKED AT THE FLOOR AND CAST US
                   A”1~N’~T YOU DARE SAY’ AN~THING LQOK.”
                   “TOM,I’iYI GETTING OLD’.~ SHE CRIED KISSING HIIVI.MY’ FAMILY I~ REALLY INTO
                   THIS KISSING AND HUGGING BUSINESS.I DISMISSED MY SELBI ANDWENT UT’ STAIRS
                   TO GET DRESSED.I PULLED OUT A LEATHER OFF THE SHOULDER DRESS ,FISHNET
                   STOCKINGS,BLACK BOOTS AND A STRIP OF BEATHE~PTC PUTIN MY HAIR.~I QUICKLY
                   GOT DRESSED AND DROVE THE PARK.I TOOK A LONG WALK WHEN A MAN BURST OUT I
                   FRONT OF ME..A PUNK WAS CHASING HIIVJ.HE GRABBED MY ELBOW AND I BROUGHT
                   MY’ KNEE INTO HIS STOMACH’.HE DOUBLED OVER AND I BROUGHT MY FIST DOWN
                   ONTO HIS MID BACK.IN CASE YOUR WONDERING WHY I’M FIGHTING CRIMI I ALSO
                   BELONG TO O.P.S.C.( OR OCEAN PINES SENOIR COPS..FOR TEENS.)I RA~ISED
                   MY FINGERS TO MY LIPS ANDLET OUT AN EAR PEIRCIN~ WHISTLE AND THE GUY~
                   SPUN AROUT~D.I MUST ADMIN IT LOCKED WEIRD FOR A TEEN HOLDING A GUN ~
                   A FREEI( IN A LEATHER DRESS. THE GUY STARTED TO ME THEN STARTED RUNNING
                   AGAIN.THEPUNK GRABBED MY ANKLE AND PULLED ME DO~ ..I GOT UP IN A FLASH
                   BUT STOPPED AS THE GUY SHOT A GU7N.THEPUNK PULLED THE TRIGGER AGAIN AND
                   AGAIN.i RAN AFTER H11VI.I STOPPED AT A TELEPHONE BOOTH .1 SAW THEPTJNK
                   TAKE SOMETHING OFFJ~PHE OTHER GUYS WRIST.
                   “OPERATOR I GOT A~HOMICIDE ON MABLINER. AVE,MAY’ BE DEAD.” I HUNG THE
                   PHONR UP AND RAN OVER TO THE OTHER GU~’ WHO WAS AS WHITE AS A GHOST..
                   IDID EVERYTHING UNTIL THE AMBULANCE CAME.OFFICER BARBRA PULLED ME
                   ASIDE.
                   “ARI,TRY TO REMEMBER.DID THE PUNK HAVE ON JEANS A BLACK T SHIRT SPIKED
                   HAIR AND A PAIR OF SUN GLASSES ON.AFTER A MOMENT OF THOUGHT I NODDED.
                   “EXACTLY~.”
                   “ARI,ARE YVU OKAY?” I NODDED BREIFLY AS THEY TOOK A STATEMENT.AFTER
                   THAT INSIDENT I TOLD MY’ FRIENDS ABOUT IT,AND W~ DECIDED ON AN EMERGENCY
                   ~JUMBER PARTY AT MY HOUSE.TI-IE WHOLE TEAM WAS THERE ‘.ALL THEO.P.S.C..
                   SHAWN ,JULIE,JESSI,LiZ,JILL,TAMARA,BETSY,KERI,NANCY,BESS,TONIO,JORDAN,