VII. THE MUSIC IN THE CAR blared out from the speakers as I pulled onto the by-pass heading towards town with the heating in the car on high, the weather has taken an unexpected cold turn over the night, everything the chilled wind touched turned to frost and ice. I couldn't help but sing and dance when I stopped at a red light, the driver in the car next to me gave me a strange look when I stopped what I was doing, leaving my cheeks burning when I turned around and face forward to act like I wasn’t caught doing anything. When the light turned green I accelerated towards the hardware store where Amanda worked at. Our weekend arrangements were decided a few weeks ago after the incident in the library with Chrissy and Ryan’s hound telling her where we were and it’s better this way. Amanda c

