So the group split up.On the way home Richard asked Annette why she had decided against going with Louise. It was not, as he had observed, an instanta...neous decision."I quite wanted to go," said Annette, "but the other two girls that Louise was going to go with are in to boys in a big way. So after the phone bit I expect they'll meet up with some boys. I don't particularly want to do that." Oh?" said Richard gently."There's lots of showing off talk and they try touching you. Yeuch!" Sensible. Gloria was sitting in the waitingarea smoking a cigarette when we entered. She stood and handed me anenvelope and then pulled me into a hug."I'm very proud of you, Stacy," she said while she held me tightly. Thenshe whispered, "Don't tell your mom how much is in that envelope." Shereleased me and then left the store.I opened the envelope to find four hundred dollars. I was shocked. Icould now buy the amp and probably have money left over. It was busy atthe salon for the rest of the day. I was. Rather than spend a year recounting it all, I shared bits about everything, including my time as David, Brian, Carl the second time through, John Gray, Kevin, and now Noah.When I got to the day Beth Ann was killed beside me in Branson, I found myself crying all over again, and Angela cried with me. "We were the happiest two people you've ever met, Angela. Beth Ann loved life and me with such passion, that everything we touched became magical. Sometimes I would purposefully wake up just so I. It was so packed with clothes that even if someone opened it, they would have to look hard to find me crouching in the back corner.The closet door folded to open and, with it ajar just a sliver, I had a good view of the entire living room. The couch faced me with a small coffee table in front of it. The main entry from the hallway was to the right. The television was to my left, angled away. I could see partially into both the dining room and one of the bedrooms. I figured it would be.