"Then Paul asked, "Do you remember exactly when that happened?"I said, "It was just after nine."Then Paul said, "So did Gloria, and it was at the exac...t same time!" At least you had Shirley," I reminded Paul.He said, "Shirley spent most of that time looking for Gloria."It was time to compare notes, as we imagined the girls did.I told Paul that I thought Lisa snuck away to have sex, and Shirley lied for her.Paul told me that Shirley and Gloria seemed to be an item too, if he didn't know better.We. “Finish your beer and we can go to my place. After you hear my story, if you still think I’m crazy then you can leave and you’ll have a good story to sit here and entertain your friends with.”Standing she grabbed hold of my arm and not waiting for my answer, she practically dragged me off my stool and out to the parking lot. The Phoenix sun was still high in the sky and doing its best to fry everyone and everything foolish enough to venture outside. I tried to lead her to my car, but with her. ”“That’s normal,” said Lucy.“You need to think about the future,” said Lucy. “And I don’t mean as a nanny.”“Actually, I have been thinking about that,” said Mal.“And?”“I’ve been thinking about joining the National Guard,” she said, her voice calm.Bob had to help calm down babies, all of whom were unhappy with the sudden change of the emotions in the room.Over the next two weeks, while Lucy and Mallory argued about the National Guard, Bob went out and searched for a bigger car. He chose a Honda. As the end of the school day was nearing I thought back to the pink haired girl who had taken my clothes from me earlier. Would she give me my clothes back, I wondered. She promised I could have them back if I covered for what she had done to me. I couldn't really be expected to walk all the way home naked, right? I finally worked up to ask her about it and she laughed and responded "Oh yes I promised I would get those back to you, so me and the girls found out your address and went to the post.