Walking over to the couch she sat down next to Melissa and handed her one of the glasses. "I don't think I should drink, my mom might find out. " R...elax, I won't tell if you don't. Besides, you wouldn't want to insult your host, now do you? " I guess not. " Melissa said as she took a sip of wine. "Now what can I do for you, sweetie? " I was wondering if my mom was over here. She's not home, but her car is in the driveway. " She was having problems with her car so she borrowed mine to run. He said he'd much rather have two girls." I hope that's true," Hal said.Brock and Debbie came back. "The fireman says it'll be a minutelonger," Brock said.Hal wished he had said something to Lila about still wanting tophone her but it was now too late. First Brock and Lila and then heand Debbie filed back into the building after the fireman gave theall clear signal. ***Sunday at exactly 11:11 AM, Debbie announced that she was taking Halto Dr. Silverman, a. It was just past noon on a Thursday, and school had been let early due to teacher meetings. I had not been aware of this early dismissal, and neither had anyone at my house. My carpool ride showed up on time, and dropped me off near my house about 90 minutes earlier than usual. As I entered my house through the side door, I noticed that Linda was not downstairs. From upstairs I heard her yell down to the kitchen and ask if anyone was home. I was about to respond when a dirty thought that. ”I did. She looked intently into mine for about a minute, but it seemed much longer, her sparkling blue eyes probing my thoughts. It almost felt like I was in a trance. Tanya broke the spell by speaking.“There is an old Russian proverb, «Глаза зеркало души», which means ‘The eyes are mirror of soul’.”I wondered what her eyes were telling me. Asking was the only way to find out.“In English, we say ‘The eyes are a window to the soul’. I think they mean the same thing. What do my eyes tell you?”“I.