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still could have
been sleepy.”
“ That’s true. But here’s
where it gets weird. He went to a gas station and filled up two
five gallon cans of gas. A witness reported seeing him put the two
cans in the front seat of his car without the caps. He said gas was
spilling out of the cans as he put them in the car.”
“ That is weird.”
“ Yeah. And then, instead of
driving back toward his house, he went the opposite direction. The
investigators estimated that he was traveling at least 90 miles per
hour when he hit the wall.”
“ Whoa.”
“ The car immediately burst
into flames. There was barely enough left of him to make an
identification. Of course, they knew it was him
anyway.”
“ It was suicide,” said
Cynthia.
“ Clearly. But the newspaper
reported it as an accident.”
“ The Mobley’s must have a
lot of clout. Sounds like the police and the paper were trying to
protect the family. And you can understand that.”
“ But why would he want to
kill himself?”
“ I would imagine the only
people who know the answer to that are his family.”
Greg pulled into Beverly’s driveway.
Cynthia said, “Well, let’s go in and pack
some more boxes.”
It was a lot of work, but they were having
fun with it. They got out of the car and started walking toward the
back porch.
“ Uh, before we go in, I
have something I wanted to tell you.”
“ Okay.” Cynthia stopped and
turned around to face Greg.
“ I’ve been meaning to tell
you this for while. I mean, I think you know how I feel about you,
but…”
“ Yes?”
“ I love you, Cynthia, and
maybe I’m just a fool, but…”
She moved close to him and put her arms
around him.
Maybe she just feels sorry for me, he
thought. She wants to let me down easy, but she doesn’t know how to
do it.
“ I love you too,
Greg.”
“ Really?”
“ Couldn’t you tell?
Couldn’t you feel it?”
“ Well, I wasn’t sure.
Sometimes I feel things that aren’t really there.”
“ Kiss me, you silly
man.”
Greg was more than happy to
be a silly man. Yes, he would proudly be her silly man, and she could
call him whatever she wanted to—as long as she loved
him.
They walked into the house, beaming.
“ What’s gotten into you
two?” said Beverly.
“ What you mean, Mom?” said
Cynthia.
“ You look like you’re on
cloud nine.”
Greg and Cynthia smiled knowingly at each
other.
“ Does it have anything to
do with that talking and kissing out in my driveway?”
“ Mom, you were snooping on
us?”
“ It’s my driveway. I think I have the
right to look at it any time I want. Aw, come here and give me a
hug.”
As the three stood there
hugging, Greg thought everything was going to work out just fine.
Even if Beverly lived with them after they were married. But wait.
One step at a time. She said she loved you. She didn’t agree
to marry you.
That’s okay, he thought. He would worry about that some other day.
She loves you!
**********
After spending all afternoon and evening at
his computer, Elmo finally dragged himself to his bedroom at 2:15
AM. He was so tired he didn’t even bother to shower or brush his
teeth. He just fell across the bed, fully dressed, and was asleep
by the time his head hit the bedspread.
Carnie waited for Elmo to leave, and then
slipped into his study. She took his stack of notes to the copy
machine and made a copy of each page. Then she placed the papers
back on his desk as she had found them.
She waited until she was in her bedroom to
read through the papers. Her medical training and nursing
experience made it easy for her to comprehend the material. Carnie
had worked as a nurse for a several years. Until some patients on
her floor mysteriously died.
She saw his notes in the margins and
understood that he was planning to try a number of different
treatment options. Her objective was to get Elmo and Carsie
married. And the sooner, the better. How could she use the
information in these papers to her
been sleepy.”
“ That’s true. But here’s
where it gets weird. He went to a gas station and filled up two
five gallon cans of gas. A witness reported seeing him put the two
cans in the front seat of his car without the caps. He said gas was
spilling out of the cans as he put them in the car.”
“ That is weird.”
“ Yeah. And then, instead of
driving back toward his house, he went the opposite direction. The
investigators estimated that he was traveling at least 90 miles per
hour when he hit the wall.”
“ Whoa.”
“ The car immediately burst
into flames. There was barely enough left of him to make an
identification. Of course, they knew it was him
anyway.”
“ It was suicide,” said
Cynthia.
“ Clearly. But the newspaper
reported it as an accident.”
“ The Mobley’s must have a
lot of clout. Sounds like the police and the paper were trying to
protect the family. And you can understand that.”
“ But why would he want to
kill himself?”
“ I would imagine the only
people who know the answer to that are his family.”
Greg pulled into Beverly’s driveway.
Cynthia said, “Well, let’s go in and pack
some more boxes.”
It was a lot of work, but they were having
fun with it. They got out of the car and started walking toward the
back porch.
“ Uh, before we go in, I
have something I wanted to tell you.”
“ Okay.” Cynthia stopped and
turned around to face Greg.
“ I’ve been meaning to tell
you this for while. I mean, I think you know how I feel about you,
but…”
“ Yes?”
“ I love you, Cynthia, and
maybe I’m just a fool, but…”
She moved close to him and put her arms
around him.
Maybe she just feels sorry for me, he
thought. She wants to let me down easy, but she doesn’t know how to
do it.
“ I love you too,
Greg.”
“ Really?”
“ Couldn’t you tell?
Couldn’t you feel it?”
“ Well, I wasn’t sure.
Sometimes I feel things that aren’t really there.”
“ Kiss me, you silly
man.”
Greg was more than happy to
be a silly man. Yes, he would proudly be her silly man, and she could
call him whatever she wanted to—as long as she loved
him.
They walked into the house, beaming.
“ What’s gotten into you
two?” said Beverly.
“ What you mean, Mom?” said
Cynthia.
“ You look like you’re on
cloud nine.”
Greg and Cynthia smiled knowingly at each
other.
“ Does it have anything to
do with that talking and kissing out in my driveway?”
“ Mom, you were snooping on
us?”
“ It’s my driveway. I think I have the
right to look at it any time I want. Aw, come here and give me a
hug.”
As the three stood there
hugging, Greg thought everything was going to work out just fine.
Even if Beverly lived with them after they were married. But wait.
One step at a time. She said she loved you. She didn’t agree
to marry you.
That’s okay, he thought. He would worry about that some other day.
She loves you!
**********
After spending all afternoon and evening at
his computer, Elmo finally dragged himself to his bedroom at 2:15
AM. He was so tired he didn’t even bother to shower or brush his
teeth. He just fell across the bed, fully dressed, and was asleep
by the time his head hit the bedspread.
Carnie waited for Elmo to leave, and then
slipped into his study. She took his stack of notes to the copy
machine and made a copy of each page. Then she placed the papers
back on his desk as she had found them.
She waited until she was in her bedroom to
read through the papers. Her medical training and nursing
experience made it easy for her to comprehend the material. Carnie
had worked as a nurse for a several years. Until some patients on
her floor mysteriously died.
She saw his notes in the margins and
understood that he was planning to try a number of different
treatment options. Her objective was to get Elmo and Carsie
married. And the sooner, the better. How could she use the
information in these papers to her
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