to donate.
"Everyone was so great about it! Mostly I
helped keep the paperwork straight. They kept me busy, but it was a
lot of fun. Nobody fainted, which I heard was a kind of
record!"
Maggie remembered when Lori was back at
McHenry High. She volunteered for a fundraising flea market to buy
new uniforms for the band, even though she wasn't in the band. When
Maggie asked why she was doing it, Lori laughed and said she just
liked helping out. Even at fifteen Lori showed a quiet kind of
leadership, the kind that got things done without a lot of fanfare.
Maggie sighed, and read on.
Lori mentioned Eric in her jottings, and the
fact that he was Burnelle's son. Lori sensed he was unhappy with
his job, that he disliked grounds’ maintenance. She wondered if he
stayed on only for his mother's sake.
"I know Burnelle is only trying to do her
best for him. But I think he'd be happier doing something else.
Maybe he should go back to school? But there's always the problem
of money."
She mentioned meeting Rob Clayton.
"Ran into that cute tennis instructor -
literally. I was hurrying to work from the parking lot and ran
right into him as I rounded the corner. He helped me pick up my
things and carried them into the kitchen for me. I got teased by
the girls about it - they think he's pretty flirty. But I think he
was just being nice."
As the pages filled, Lori began to use only
initials for names.
"H. and J. asked me to go out with them
tonight after work. I said no. Hope I didn't sound rude."
"B. got upset when H. didn't sign out like
she should have. Sometimes I think H. does things on purpose, just
to see what B. will do. She doesn't seem to like her. I don't
understand why."
Then: "Dragged out my science book. It's amazing how much stuff I
forgot. The girls think I'm weird looking through books like that,
instead of something like a romance book. More teasing."
So that must be why she had the science
book, Maggie said to herself. Was it the same one that was found
with her body? “H.” Maggie thought, must refer to Holly. Was “B.”
Burnelle?
Maggie read through the next few pages, then
came upon an entry that made her heart jump.
"Saw R. again today. He seemed so down. All
I can do is listen for now. Is that enough? I wish I could do
more."
***
CHAPTER 13
Maggie was dancing with Rob. She wore a
gauzy, flowing gown, and they floated around the dance floor.
Suddenly Rob became Eric Semple, grinning at her and holding onto
her tightly as she tried to pull away. The music played faster, and
she struggled to keep from stumbling. She looked around desperately
for Rob, hoping for rescue, and finally saw him dancing with
someone else off in the distance. As they turned their faces
towards her she saw the girl was Lori. They both threw back their
heads, laughing, then whirled away, disappearing together....
"No!" Maggie called, reaching out, then
realized she was in her bed at the Highview. Her heart beat
rapidly, and she took several deep breaths, gradually calming down.
"Wow," she said, running her hands through her hair and shaking her
head to clear it. "Where did all that come from?” She rarely had
upsetting dreams, and she was surprised at her reaction to this
one. Was it because Lori had been in it? Or Rob?
She swung her legs over the edge of the bed,
determined not to let it bother her any more. It was probably
brought on simply from something she ate. She had a busy morning
ahead of her, and needed a clear head, not one distracted by silly
dreams. And that's all it was, a silly dream. But she couldn't rid
herself of the uneasy feeling the dream had forced on her, try as
she might to think of other things, occupying herself with getting
ready for her day.
She had showered and dressed when she heard
a knock on the door. A peek through the peep hole showed Burnelle
standing there with a cleaning cart. Maggie opened the door.
"Good morning," Burnelle said. "If you're
leaving for breakfast, I
"Everyone was so great about it! Mostly I
helped keep the paperwork straight. They kept me busy, but it was a
lot of fun. Nobody fainted, which I heard was a kind of
record!"
Maggie remembered when Lori was back at
McHenry High. She volunteered for a fundraising flea market to buy
new uniforms for the band, even though she wasn't in the band. When
Maggie asked why she was doing it, Lori laughed and said she just
liked helping out. Even at fifteen Lori showed a quiet kind of
leadership, the kind that got things done without a lot of fanfare.
Maggie sighed, and read on.
Lori mentioned Eric in her jottings, and the
fact that he was Burnelle's son. Lori sensed he was unhappy with
his job, that he disliked grounds’ maintenance. She wondered if he
stayed on only for his mother's sake.
"I know Burnelle is only trying to do her
best for him. But I think he'd be happier doing something else.
Maybe he should go back to school? But there's always the problem
of money."
She mentioned meeting Rob Clayton.
"Ran into that cute tennis instructor -
literally. I was hurrying to work from the parking lot and ran
right into him as I rounded the corner. He helped me pick up my
things and carried them into the kitchen for me. I got teased by
the girls about it - they think he's pretty flirty. But I think he
was just being nice."
As the pages filled, Lori began to use only
initials for names.
"H. and J. asked me to go out with them
tonight after work. I said no. Hope I didn't sound rude."
"B. got upset when H. didn't sign out like
she should have. Sometimes I think H. does things on purpose, just
to see what B. will do. She doesn't seem to like her. I don't
understand why."
Then: "Dragged out my science book. It's amazing how much stuff I
forgot. The girls think I'm weird looking through books like that,
instead of something like a romance book. More teasing."
So that must be why she had the science
book, Maggie said to herself. Was it the same one that was found
with her body? “H.” Maggie thought, must refer to Holly. Was “B.”
Burnelle?
Maggie read through the next few pages, then
came upon an entry that made her heart jump.
"Saw R. again today. He seemed so down. All
I can do is listen for now. Is that enough? I wish I could do
more."
***
CHAPTER 13
Maggie was dancing with Rob. She wore a
gauzy, flowing gown, and they floated around the dance floor.
Suddenly Rob became Eric Semple, grinning at her and holding onto
her tightly as she tried to pull away. The music played faster, and
she struggled to keep from stumbling. She looked around desperately
for Rob, hoping for rescue, and finally saw him dancing with
someone else off in the distance. As they turned their faces
towards her she saw the girl was Lori. They both threw back their
heads, laughing, then whirled away, disappearing together....
"No!" Maggie called, reaching out, then
realized she was in her bed at the Highview. Her heart beat
rapidly, and she took several deep breaths, gradually calming down.
"Wow," she said, running her hands through her hair and shaking her
head to clear it. "Where did all that come from?” She rarely had
upsetting dreams, and she was surprised at her reaction to this
one. Was it because Lori had been in it? Or Rob?
She swung her legs over the edge of the bed,
determined not to let it bother her any more. It was probably
brought on simply from something she ate. She had a busy morning
ahead of her, and needed a clear head, not one distracted by silly
dreams. And that's all it was, a silly dream. But she couldn't rid
herself of the uneasy feeling the dream had forced on her, try as
she might to think of other things, occupying herself with getting
ready for her day.
She had showered and dressed when she heard
a knock on the door. A peek through the peep hole showed Burnelle
standing there with a cleaning cart. Maggie opened the door.
"Good morning," Burnelle said. "If you're
leaving for breakfast, I
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