With a fifty foot antenna at the house, I will be able to “Line of Sight” call from ten miles away.”“How about a hundred foot antenna?”“FC...C won’t let me put in a hundred foot antenna.”“If you could... ?”“If I could, I could cover the entire valley.”“I thought you were a bean farmer.”“Electrical engineer,” he blushed at admitting it. “Tell me about this friend?”“Davy? He’s not my friend ... he’s Hairy’s friend.”“Harry?”And that started a line of questions that took us through a burger and fries. Burns.” Brittney smiled at the tall, brunette woman. Abby Burns was clearly expecting a formal meeting with the principal. Brittney looked her over. She had applied a touch of makeup, and wore an ironed blouse and a long skirt. Her heels clicked on the concrete floor as she entered the supply room.“I was told to come here.” Abby stopped halfway into the room and looked around her with an eyebrow arched like she didn’t like what she was seeing. When Daniel stepped around her and closed the door,. The sun had nearly set, but was still shining in through the window, I loved the way it brought out the highlights in Laurens hair. I wished mine was like hers, instead my hair was quite a dark brown and didnt shine anywhere near as much as hers. Lets eat on the patio Lauren suggested, I thought it might be getting a bit chilly outside, but I figured she would have a reason. Lauren grabbed some pizza and we went outside and sat at our picnic table. We were both quiet at first, just eating and. Carl switched off the lights and prepared to go to bed. Maybe he might check out those tapes tomorrow, but right now, all he felt like doing was going to bed. The shock of finding that tape hidden away in the back had scared him off prying deeper into Cesar’s things. Once he had turned off all the lights and tossed his towel near the television, Carl realized how truly silent it was. No gunshots colored the night air, no passing cars. Those had become so second nature to Carl that he didn’t.
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