Instead, Ivelle looked at the lights that were on in William Preston's house next door. After thinking about it, she called Grace Cross. She got through and said, "Hey, have you eaten yet?"

She looked next door and said, "Not yet. Are you at William's house?"

She said, "Are you home?"

Ivelle nodded as if Grace could see her did that and replied, "Yep!"

When she heard the sound outside, Grace called her in the yard. She went out of the hall and saw Grace looking at her in her thick pajamas in the yard next door.

"How are you doing? Is everything all right?"

Ivelle nodded, "It's okay. Anyway,...