Deanne hung around until about eight in the evening, drinking Coke and eating nachos, and then said she had to leave. With what had happened to Diana, her husband Tom wanted to keep his kids extra close, and he had imposed a nine-o-clock curfew. Sarah walked Deanne to her car, which was almost new, cherry red, Audi TT Roadster 2020. "My mom gave it to me very recently, when I had turned sixteen," Deanne explained. She looked at the car for a second, and Sarah could swear she saw tears in her eyes before she turned away and opened the car door. "See you, Sarah."
Sarah nodded. "You take care. Call me if you want to talk more."
Sarah watched her drive away, and then she headed down the street toward 'Parker Real Estate Agency.' She walked towards her car, with a thought process going on in
