She and Billy would find there way back to the hotel alone, even if they had to run all the way.She and Billy would find there way back to the hotel alone, even if they had to run all the way. Connie scanned the crowd frantically, the haze of the cigar smoke stinging her eyes and making her cough. Where had the little devil run off to? She spotted him at last, his blond head shining among all the dark heads. He was standing right at the front, at the edge of the circle formed by the crowd. He'd stripped of his shirt and looked lily- white compared to all the dark skin around him, and suddenly Connie feared for her son as much as for herself. She tried forcing her way through the crowd. Matt grabbed her. "For godsake! Where are you going?" "I'm getting out of here. I'm gonna get Billy, and we're getting out of here. |