Got it?I shook my head yes, as I had already decided that the safest for me would be to do exactly as they told me. I had a feeling, that they didn't ...really want to kill me, so maybe I could get out of this alive.- OK, Henny. Get up on the seat now. Carl pulled out the gag, and I opened and closed my mouth a few times to ease the pain.- Get off your skates. When we go from the car to the house you just hold them in your hand. And don't look around, just walk beside me and follow me into the. Sally was also drinking. After the first hour the crowd thinned, and it was me, Sally, and three other older guys. Sally and I were getting along, but I must have missed that signals that she was into me. She got up to finalize the tab, and one of the other guys said, "she wants you". I said "really?" and the other two said "OMG dude she's totally into you." Sally showed back up at the table and we continued to drink. After a while Sally excused herself to go to the bathroom and I also had to. "Hello?" Brad? Just wanted to call you and tell you I'll be home late. We're enjoying the book we're currently reading, and decided to extend our discussion for a couple of hours. So ... don't wait up for me."She didn't even bother waiting for a response. "Good-bye," she then said. And the phone went dead in my hand. I looked up at my daughter. The frown had returned to her face."That was your mother. She said she'll be home late," I told her. "Their book review, it would seem ... is real. Oliver held up one hand. “Hey. Lets say you sneak in to this shindig and he’s not there. You still get a chance to get some food that’s worth eating. What’s the worst thing that happens?”“They find out I’m a stowaway?” I suggested.Oliver frowned.“I have an idea,” Corrie said, her voice soft. But her eyes crinkled with a mischievous light.“Remind me why I’m doing this again?” Oliver muttered.Because we all have a vested interest in preventing a general European war, I said, my voice echoing in.