Then, because he was getting used to strange occurrences when it came to Elizabeth, it only slightly dawned on him this was the second time she had come looking for food. Would she stay or disappear and force him to follow her like before? Life, with a friend like Elizabeth O’Sullivan was not easy. As Richard tiptoed down the hall, he realized that the stakes were higher this time. If his father got up to go the bathroom and ran into him, what would he say? The last time he went on a mission hunting for food for Elizabeth, he could legitimately say he wanted the dessert he had passed on during dinner. Maybe he could do a fake sleepwalking routine. He heard stories about people who walked out of their houses during the night and found themselves on a park bench in their pajamas. He finally

