He ain't been shot." Just then there was the sound of another gunshot, then the sound of something falling to the floor with a "thump."Harley hurried ...back to the chief's office and found the wounded ambulance driver standing over a now very deceased sheriff. "He crawled out into the hall, took a gun was on the floor and crawled back in here and shot himself," he said flatly. Then he added, "He let one of his men rape my daughter." It's exactly the way I saw it, too. He killed his self," Harley. “Look…”Mary was coming toward them, floating, not saying a word but gesturing for them to stay. To sit.Transfixed, they gazed at this vision, thinking they could see tears. Slowly they sat and listened to her. She wasn’t speaking aloud but her voice was in their heads, telling them she was lonely and wanted them to stay with her. Nodding, they relaxed on the blanket and Mary smiled at them. A ghostly but beautiful smile.Jessie remembered being told that Mary had loved her boyfriend and that she. "Thank you." He said ashe swung his purse over his shoulder and waited for the cab to drive away.Sunny and Jimmy walked up and knocked on the door.A few minutes later, Sunny's friend Jack unlocked the door and let themin. After they stepped inside, Jack locked the door back up. "Welcome toApollo's Department Store." Jack said with a smile. "Sunny says that you'llbe perfect for a living mannequin model. We're in a large need of themthese days." I've read about mannequin modeling in the fashion. " You've got a lot going for you already," said Todd. "Now if you watch your diet and stick to the vitamins that Kelly put you on, you'll just continue on to grow more beautiful."Ami looked at Todd. "You know I'm gay, don't you?" Does that mean something special?" Todd asked."Well, I just meant... I mean... I wanted you to know right off the bat." Okay. I pretty well knew it, but I don't see what difference that makes." It means that I will never have a male lover," Ami said. "And I guess that.