If you want, I can show you now. Upstairs in my room." He slowly rose from his seat. I briefly looked across the table to see if his parents objected... to anything. It didn't look like they did. So I followed him into the house. From the terrace we went directly into the living room, where Adam was sitting in front of the TV and playing his game. When he saw us come in, he scratched his balls briefly. Either out of reflex or to give some kind of sign. We continued up the stairs to Jay's room. I. "I couldn't get in, they took my key," she said.I walked right past her without saying anything. The next night, our exchange was just as short. "Rob Damn it, this is important," she said.When she was still there Wednesday I gave her a warning. "Julie, if you keep doing this I'm going to file harassment charges against you," I said.Thursday night she was desperate. "Rob, give me ten minutes, and I promise you'll never have to worry about me again," she said."Five," I counter offered."I'll take. "WowMom, you look really good. I remember you and Dad going out thisnight." Liz looked at the picture of her and Michael. He was inuniform, and she was in his favorite dress in her wardrobe."Oh, that one. I don't like that dress much, but it was your Dad'sspecial night, and I wore it for him. We girls do that kind of stufffor the guys we love. One day you will know what I am talking about.This was a good night, almost five years ago. It was one of the lastnights your Dad and I had where we got. I found the bush easily enough now that I knew what I was looking for. The bush had small orange berries growing all over it. I had passed a few of these on my walk through the woods over the past couple days, but I hadn't eaten any, since I didn't know if the berries were poisonous or not. I gathered her pouch and picked more berries from the bush to add to it. Then I set back to the camp.As I approached, she turned back to me. She had been looking at my backpack, sitting on the other side of.