Claire peered out the window checking to see if Becky was on her way from across
the street. Not that it really mattered, it's just that she was all ready to go and was getting
a little fidgety waiting for the 18 year old baby sitter to arrive. It was so handy to have
Becky so close and not to have to worry about using someone you didn't know, especially
after hearing all those baby sitter horror stories! Just then there was a knock on the door
and Becky entered the front vestibule. Claire was just beginning to give Becky a run
down on where she would be for the evening and how to get in touch with her when all at
once Becky burst into tears. A surprised Claire stopped in mid sentence and went over
to hold the now sobbing teenager.
With her arm around her shoulder, Claire led Becky over to the large sofa and asked her
what was wrong. "Everything," she cried, "My boy friend wants to dump cuz' I won't let
him---you know, let him..... MORE