She shook her head and giggled nervously, ‘No, you misunderstood.’ Keisha tried to organize her thoughts, but realized how completely insane this ...must sound to him, ‘The one thing my daughter wants for Christmas this year is to help out a homeless Veteran…in honor of her father.’ ‘I know that may sound completely insane, but she’s a little kid who has been through a hell of a lot. And if I can give her what she wants this year and it helps someone else out too, then what’s the harm?’ She pushed. I turned my back on it and then strolled towards the fireplace, stretching out on my back and using the same rug and cushion I'd used before. Then I stared at the flames, the way I'd stared before. Only this time I wasn't seeing them.I was seeing only the deductive curved and outline of Honey's figure silhouetted against the brightness of the flames. A girl like that shouldn't be allowed to be out alone at night, I decided. Especially on a murky night like this.The two sisters returned a few. They've been going solid since September." I hear you don't exactly sit back and watch," he smiled."No ... I help out when I can. Just the same, everyone needs some time for themselves. What can you do to help?" I asked."I've been thinking. I need to study, but I can do that in the afternoons or at night. Most of my classes are in the mornings. I could work afternoons and you could give Shelly and Mr. Burgmann the afternoon off. Or, I could work at night when the shop is closed. Either way, the. Go to the inside hallway and look for the door with S57 on it." I owe you, Todd!" When I left his eyes followed me out the door.I decided to check out the storage room to see how much room there was for our stuff. The door was just where Todd had said, but I thought for a second it was the wrong key. After a long struggle there was a loud squeak and a click as the lock turned. I pulled open the door to see a small room with a few open boxes on the floor. It was barely four feet square, but.
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