Chapter 13Dave's day had been extremely busy, and he had a busy night ahead, but he was still determined to give Larry Smith a ride home. He'd thought of little else since waking that morning; he'd been unable to concentrate on the crucial end-of-term lectures of his professors, or the dense research books in the library, or his fry-cook duties at Wild West, because he'd been preoccupied with ferrying Larry that evening. It was his number-one priority, his Monday obsession, his all-consuming mission. He wanted information. He was ablaze with curiosity, and he hoped to satisfy it by driving Larry home. By talking to the guy alone, away from work and parties, Dave hoped to unearth at least some of Larry's secrets. If Larry continued to stonewall him, perhaps Dave could wheedle his way

