When she got off the train it was nearly 6 in the morning. She checked in at the nurses station
and met up with some of the girls she would be working with.
"Well, I'm Evelyn and this is Betty, Martha, Sandra, and Barbara. Welcome to New Jersey. We leave
for Long Island in a few minutes" Evelyn explained.
"What's your name, toots?" asked Barbara.
"I'm Grace. Grace McCawley. It's nice to m-"
"MCCAWLEY? As in Rafe McCawley's sister?" asked Evelyn.
"One in the same." Grace replied. "Do you know my brother?"
"Know him? Yeah, I know him."
"So he's the one that your seein', huh?" Said Martha.
"Well, I haven't SEEN him in 3 months. when we did the tests...remember?" Evelyn said.
"Whatever you say honey." Martha said and then the girls got into cabs to the train station.
Evelyn told the story of the day Rafe McCawley came into her life. By the end of it everyone was
either awwing or laughing. Well, everyone was awwing but Grace, who was laughing.
"So my big brother finally got a girl..." she started and everyone looked at her. She grinned
suddenly and said "It's about damn time!" and then all the girls were laughing.
The train stopped and the girls were about to get off when Grace stopped short and looked out of
the window. "Oh, no! Now I'm in deep shit! oh, god!" she muttered to herself.
"What's wrong, Gracie? A flyboy catch your eye?" Joked Betty.
"Yeah, two flyboys caught my eye...my brother and boyfriend...my parents probably called or something
because they are looking for me...see?" She pointed out the window.
"Oh, yeah, I see them...too bad they're both taken." She giggled and then grabbed Grace's arm "C'mon
Gracie! Lets go!"
When Grace got off the train Rafe looked ready to kill her and Danny didn't look too far behind that.
"Hi, boys!" She said as if she were meant to be there. "How are you? I missed you both so much!"
"Hi, gracious. You have a lot of explaining to do. Spill. NOW!"said Rafe, the less calmer of the two.
"Rafe, calm down. I left mama and daddy a note and I said I would call when I settled in down here."
"Oh, you aren't gonna have time to call them because you are getting on the next train home!" Rafe
yelled. He didn't even noticed the crowd around the two of them or even say hello to Evelyn.
"Oh, well, I'm sorry you must have me mistaken with someone else because the only place I'm going
is the the club to go dancing with my new friends!" Grace yelled back. Some of the pilots started
making bets on who was gonna win the shouting match and started "oooohhhh"ing when Grace got into
Rafe's face.
"Lets not fight you two, lets go talk somewhere alr-" Danny started
"Shut up!" Rafe and Grace shouted at him and then went back to yelling at each other. The pilots and
nurses shared a few laughs at Danny's shocked face.
"I'm not going home!" Grace yelled.
"well, your not stayin' here!" Rafe yelled back.
"In case you've forgotten, my birthday is in 3 days and there is no point in going back home just
to get on a train and come back again!" Grace screamed. Then she turned to Danny "I suppose that
you're mad at me too."
"I ain't mad at ya for coming here. I'm mad that you didn't tell us what you were planning or that
you just left in the middle of the night! Something could have happened to you!" Danny started to
raise his voice, but Grace was in no mood for another fight.
"But nothing did! I'm fine. I'm sorry to disappoint the two of you, but I'm not leaving. c'mon, Betty.
Lets go." Grace said, near tears. She pulled Betty behind her and the two were off for the club.
and met up with some of the girls she would be working with.
"Well, I'm Evelyn and this is Betty, Martha, Sandra, and Barbara. Welcome to New Jersey. We leave
for Long Island in a few minutes" Evelyn explained.
"What's your name, toots?" asked Barbara.
"I'm Grace. Grace McCawley. It's nice to m-"
"MCCAWLEY? As in Rafe McCawley's sister?" asked Evelyn.
"One in the same." Grace replied. "Do you know my brother?"
"Know him? Yeah, I know him."
"So he's the one that your seein', huh?" Said Martha.
"Well, I haven't SEEN him in 3 months. when we did the tests...remember?" Evelyn said.
"Whatever you say honey." Martha said and then the girls got into cabs to the train station.
Evelyn told the story of the day Rafe McCawley came into her life. By the end of it everyone was
either awwing or laughing. Well, everyone was awwing but Grace, who was laughing.
"So my big brother finally got a girl..." she started and everyone looked at her. She grinned
suddenly and said "It's about damn time!" and then all the girls were laughing.
The train stopped and the girls were about to get off when Grace stopped short and looked out of
the window. "Oh, no! Now I'm in deep shit! oh, god!" she muttered to herself.
"What's wrong, Gracie? A flyboy catch your eye?" Joked Betty.
"Yeah, two flyboys caught my eye...my brother and boyfriend...my parents probably called or something
because they are looking for me...see?" She pointed out the window.
"Oh, yeah, I see them...too bad they're both taken." She giggled and then grabbed Grace's arm "C'mon
Gracie! Lets go!"
When Grace got off the train Rafe looked ready to kill her and Danny didn't look too far behind that.
"Hi, boys!" She said as if she were meant to be there. "How are you? I missed you both so much!"
"Hi, gracious. You have a lot of explaining to do. Spill. NOW!"said Rafe, the less calmer of the two.
"Rafe, calm down. I left mama and daddy a note and I said I would call when I settled in down here."
"Oh, you aren't gonna have time to call them because you are getting on the next train home!" Rafe
yelled. He didn't even noticed the crowd around the two of them or even say hello to Evelyn.
"Oh, well, I'm sorry you must have me mistaken with someone else because the only place I'm going
is the the club to go dancing with my new friends!" Grace yelled back. Some of the pilots started
making bets on who was gonna win the shouting match and started "oooohhhh"ing when Grace got into
Rafe's face.
"Lets not fight you two, lets go talk somewhere alr-" Danny started
"Shut up!" Rafe and Grace shouted at him and then went back to yelling at each other. The pilots and
nurses shared a few laughs at Danny's shocked face.
"I'm not going home!" Grace yelled.
"well, your not stayin' here!" Rafe yelled back.
"In case you've forgotten, my birthday is in 3 days and there is no point in going back home just
to get on a train and come back again!" Grace screamed. Then she turned to Danny "I suppose that
you're mad at me too."
"I ain't mad at ya for coming here. I'm mad that you didn't tell us what you were planning or that
you just left in the middle of the night! Something could have happened to you!" Danny started to
raise his voice, but Grace was in no mood for another fight.
"But nothing did! I'm fine. I'm sorry to disappoint the two of you, but I'm not leaving. c'mon, Betty.
Lets go." Grace said, near tears. She pulled Betty behind her and the two were off for the club.