I was taken for a moment. I wasn't expecting anything like that. So we chatted till green and left again. I lingered behind this time. I saw the light... up ahead turn green and I wanted to stop again. He pulled away and I flashed my lights once. His break lights came on and we managed to go slow enough to get the red again. I pulled up next to him and looked down. He was smiling. He seemed to be reading my thoughts. Or he was just curious, too. All we did was exchange a few words and I kept. Strickland. But I've thought it out carefully and can see no other way to free your loved ones safely. Hear me through without interrupting, please."Elliott nodded.Garza turned his attention to Paula. "Do you and your mother have free run of the place?" I do," she said. "But not mother. She's tried to escape so often that Pico keeps her locked in her room upstairs except for her performances on stage." Paula looked uneasy as she mentioned her mother's stage performances."I feared as much,". And it runs uphill inside, so the water doesn't fill it." Good God! Where!" Everybody clamored for details. Someone even asked how she had chanced to discover the opening.She ignored that question and described the cavern itself. "So I was soaked, and it was real warm in there. I undressed so my clothes would dry, but they were still clammy when the water level went down. And here I am, naked as a jaybird with all of you asking questions."Rocky came to her and put his arm around her shoulder.. Suddenly I heard a soft voice. It was her. She asked if I am carrying some water with me. I took the bottle from my bag and gave it to her. She drank some and replied thanks. I asked where she is going. She said she is going to her pg. and she also told me she is a student.And that’s how our chat started. I; without wasting any opportunity started flirting with her to which she replied positively. So before deporting the bus I gave her my no. I reached home and started waiting eagerly for her.