Two days later Mike, Lori and Jeremy stood outside the Cartwright ranch home. "Okay the first thing we ought to do is paint the rooms. After we do that then we can lay down the hardwood," said Mike. Aquiring help from neighbors, everything was done in record timing. Lori made sure that there was plenty of refreshments on hand. Jeremy told his uncle about the appliances being delievered the same day he would be returning back to Colorado. Both his uncle and aunt assured him that they would be there to help him with the appliances and furniture deliveries. Jeremy along with his uncle and aunt returned to Florida. Jeremy spent the last of his time in Florida surfing and spending time with his uncle and aunt. After a tearful good bye Jeremy boarded the plane and returned to Afghanistan.
Lizzy was working late on a Friday night making sure that her presentation for the NIKE division was well organized. Mr. Jamison the head of security was making his final rounds before a shift change with Mr. Reynolds. "Are you okay in here Ms Jones?" asked Mr. Jamison. Looking up from her computer, Lizzy smiled and nodded, "I'll be leaving shortly, but I hope you have a good night." Mr. Jamison nodded and left Lizzy to her work. Thrity minutes later after saving her presentation on disk, Lizzy got ready to call it a night. There was a 24 hour Starbucks Coffee Shop around the corner that Lizzy wanted to head for. Scanning her surroundings, Lizzy tightened her trench coat and proceeded to her destination. Passing the first alley way there were a few homeless sleeping on the ground. Lizzy was just passing the second alley way when a pair of strong arms grabbed her from behind.
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