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Blizor.us: ‘I need to hear from everyone and soon. Annie called when I got home from school. She was out all night and needed a ride. Mom and I found her at a gas station and took her home. Basically she ran away to keep from going to live with her dad. She wants to move in here. Mom and I have to be sure about this, before we agree to it.’

Kara found her favorite flannels in a laundry basket. She decided a shower would help clear her head. “If everyone goes on like we’re crazy, I’ll be determined to prove them wrong,” she reasoned, wrapping her hair in a towel. “So they know that won’t work.”

She stretched out on her bed, staring at the poster of a runner on her ceiling. It took a load off to tell her friends. They knew the situation with her and Annie, especially after Thanksgiving. The cool air woke up early the next morning and she crawled under the covers, but couldn’t go back to sleep. Finally, she reached for her phone to check Blizor.us. Suzanne was the first to answer.

‘When I wanted to find Eleanor, you did too, almost as much as I did. Ok so it had plenty of twists and turns, but we both were on the same page. Does Annie really want to get her life together? Maybe what she’ looking for an escape. If she comes to live with you, how do you know she isn’t running from her problems?’ -Suz

‘For her to move in, you have to be able to trust her. Like Thanksgiving, I confronted her about inviting Mitch. She lies like she believes what she says. How will you know she’s being straight with you?’ -N

‘When Annie called for a ride, ok you picked her up. She got that far, so why not see if you’d take her in? That’s what I call taking advantage of you and Mom. Seems like nothing is ever enough for her. I’ll say more tomorrow morning.’ -S

Kara barely had time to sit up in bed before Scott’s car pulled in the driveway. With an ‘OMG’ she brushed her teeth and threw on some sweats, leaving her hair in a braid. She hurried downstairs and followed familiar voices to the kitchen.

Mom was already at the table with her usual crossword, and a legal pad like she uses for case management problems at the hospital.

“If there ever was a ‘case management problem’, it’s Annie,” Kara thought, before giving Scott a kiss. Suzanne and Neil handed out lattes from Ricardo’s. Mom was ready to get started.