Garolynn and Janis got in Peter's car along with three other people.Garolynn and Janis got in Peter's car along with three other people. Both of the ladies sat in the front seat, Garolynn next to Peter, in the middle. A cringe of jealousy leapt into Janis but she tried hard to ignore it. As the car started to move, somebody from the back seat asked Peter if he knew where the Rusty Pelican was. "Yes, its really across the street," he replied, "But its really easier to drive than walk because of the traffic and the street here." "Actually, its about a block down the street but it will take a few minutes because its next to the freeway and we have to wind around through a back road or two," he said. Garolynn leaned over to Peter and whispered that she thought there was something funny going on near her room. "Why?" Peter asked. "Well, I thought I heard someone screaming right next door and then Janis came out of the room next door so it must have been somewhere else on the floor," she said. Peter looked over at Janis and saw she was beet red. Garolynn looked at Janis too and Peter said jokingly, "You have something you want to tell us about or is this a private matter?" Janis stammered something to the effect that she had heard some weird sounds also but was not paying a whole lot of attention. The three in the back seat were having their own conversation and had not heard any of this. As they got to the Rusty Pelican, they all got out of their cars. There were 16 total bodies to be fed. They entered the building and indicated they would like seating for 16. "It will take just a minute," the maitre de said. As they waited, they made small talk, mostly about the meeting, the arrangements and various people in attendance. |