After the brother leaves and Linda is done with cleaning from our meal she comes to the room where we sit. I ask will she tell me now of what occurs.�...��It’s an awfully long story, Hugo,” she says. “Right now Danny is going to find out if the police, I told you about them yesterday, if they’re looking for us. Searching for us. I can’t let them find you yet if they are, with no ID.”“I do not understand why ID so important,” I say to her. “I am this person that I am. If this is not enough, you can. I put on some clean mesh shorts and sat down in front of the TV in my bedroom for a few minutes.I was in the middle of watching some sports highlights when I thought I heard some whispering coming from Bethany's room."Ah, They both must be awake now." I said to myself as I got up from the chair and started towards her room.When I got to her door, it was partially open. It is customary for me to poke my head in just to check on her, so I thought nothing of it. I pushed her door open and what met. "Kevin needs the money for the pizza," Jenny explains.Where is the money? I trace back to this morning. Did I put them in myshorts? The shorts I wore to go swimming? The shorts that Caleb stoleleaving me to come home on foot in drag? Those shorts? No! The moneycan't be in those shorts! Where else? Please let the money be in thehouse!"In the kitchen?" I say unconvincingly."Where in the kitchen?" Stewart asks."I don't know," I almost well up into tears. "Just in the kitchen."Jenny tears off into. .. do you really think I'm up to this challenge? I mean, it's America, those guys over there are going to expect perfection, you know, really high standards. I'm not so sure I..." She trailed off, her eyes boring imploringly into mine.Yes, it is true she had come on in leaps and bounds the last four and a half years; overcome many personal demons and obstacles, surpassed all my expectations and her own and faced challenges with fierce determination, winning all the time. Yet, from time-to-time,.
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