It was Saturday Morning, and James and I made the pick up at the little airstrip just outside of town. We’d taken the Ellison’s SUV; well it accom...modated more bodies. Pete had flown the trio down, but he, Pete, had been picked up by a local friend of his and the word was that he’d be staying over at the friend’s place for the weekend.“Good to see you, Ron, Stacey. You too Jane,” I said. I was smiling and so were they.The ride to the Phoenix Carters place in Douglas was pleasant and short, ten. Maria Elena’s friend explained that they wanted to ‘bear witness’ to the inhumane treatment that she was about to endure. They had come fully prepared with protest banners and an inflammatory statement they had written up in both Danubian and English that they planned to read to reporters. It was apparent they wanted to stage a public demonstration and expected to be arrested. Cecilia sighed, because the spectacle that Carmen was planning was absolutely the last thing that either Maria Elena or. "I'll pay for insurance until you're in college, but repairs, gas, maintenance is now your problem. You can ask for help, and I know from how you've taken care of the lawn stuff that you'll be fine"After that I drove myself and Amy over to a nearby mall, and we hung out there for a bit while Mom and Dad dealt with all the new car paperwork, financing and everything. I'm sure they were glad to get us out of their hair, and I was glad to drive my own new car, even if I had to bring my little. He didn't know why, but he had decided to identify her by her empty car, at the scene, instead of by personal knowledge of who she was. He had seen the car instantly, when he came out of the boutique and looked around. Her purse was in the car. He'd taken her driver's license and used it to identify her at the hospital. She had obviously gotten out of her car, which was damaged, and gone to the car thief's vehicle. When it had exploded, she had been thrown through the window. Her lighter was.