Christmas Day was spent at the Wilsons’ and a very happy day it was too. Grace rang her parents in the morning to wish them a happy Christmas and to... have a chat which included hers and Terry’s decision to marry in July. Belinda was thrilled and said she would get in touch with Jean in the New Year.Work started on the garage in the New Year and ran smoothly with Kirsty Green there throughout making sure that things were on time and to specification. Gareth was not one of the labourers. The two. They drove through places she may have been at one time but were now erased from her memory with time, until they reached what appeared to be an abandoned store. He reached in the back seat and brought out a plastic bag. From it, he took tape, securing some over her mouth. Then he pulled out a leather collar with a chain leash, and put it on her. He went around to her door and opened it, and grabbed her by the collar and pulled her out. He led her to a side door through an ally, unlocked it,. My keys and shoes were by the door. I took off, not even thinking about the fact that I had no money and no ID.I started driving aimlessly. I ended up over by the SCU campus. I was only over here a couple times a week lately to run with Coach Fredrickson or to use the sports therapy room. I did most of my training at the club. Not that I’d been doing much since Opens. There hadn’t been time. I wasn’t getting enough physical exercise and I was ready to explode. I parked and walked toward the. I had to think on the fly. I had never killed someone close to home, much less in the house, so I decided to go on instinct. I opened the door, and she introduced herself. I said that I had heard her speak before, and admired her work. I took her into the living room, where I had thrown an afghan over the pictures and underwear. I asked if she would like a drink, and she said yes to a glass of lemonade. I liked that- the taste would cover the taste of the little present I was slipping.