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I took my coffee into the
livingroom and sat in the chair
by the fireplace.
I had a splitting headache.
Missy, the babysitter, woke up.
Missy: "Have you been awake all night?"
Cynthia: "No, I got a few hours
of sleep, the kids woke me up."
Missy: "What time did you get home?"
Cynthia: "A little after 3:30 this morning."
Missy: "You must be tired."
Cynthia: "Yeah, a little."
I forgot all about Tony being
sound asleep in the car.
Cynthia: "I heard on the radio that
there was another hit and run
last night."
Missy: "Oh my God!"
Cynthia: "The person that got hit was
killed by a drunk driver."
Missy: "Another one?"
Cynthia: "I'm afraid so."
Missy got up, went to the kitchen
and made herself a coffee.
She came back into the livingroom
and sat back down on the couch.
Missy: "Was it anybody we knew?"
Cynthia: "I don't know."
Missy: "Did you want me to
turn the radio on?"
Cynthia: "No, not yet, I don't want
the kids to get scared."
Missy: "I understand."
I set my coffee on the table
sitting beside me and put my
head in my hands.
Missy: "Are you okay?"
Cynthia: "I have a whopper of a headache."
Missy: "Did you want me to
get something for you?"
Cynthia: "Yes, if you don't mind."
July 15/2003