The movie went rather well seeing as the people sitting next to us weren't real. I couldn't help but feel happy for Clover and Shooter. They just looked so happy together. I don't think I've ever heard Clover talk without anger in her voice. When she was with Shooter that anger wasn't there.

Mort seemed a little cranky through the first half of the movie. He still didn't seem to think it was a good idea to act as if Clover and Shooter were real people. During the second half of the movie he seemed to relax. He even reached over and held hands with me.

It was dark by the time we got out of the movies and it was getting rather late. During the drive home I noticed that Mort was cracking his jaw a lot. I suggested that he go and get his braces checked. He seemed to be having a lot of trouble with his jaw lately.

When we pulled into the driveway I was surprised to see that there was car already in the driveway and it looked like a police car.

"Not this shit," Mort said pulling up next to the police car.

"What is it?" I asked.

"This guy has been giving me trouble ever since Ted and Amy disappeared," Mort explained.

I sighed. I remembering reading something about it in the paper. I just hadn't thought about it until now. Everyone had thought Mort had killed them but they never found the bodies. Mort didn't seem like a killer to me.

I glanced into the backseat and found that Clover and Shooter were gone.

"Where'd they go?" I asked.

"I don't know," he answered. "And I doubt that we want to know."

Mort climbed out of the car so I did the same. We walked onto the porch and found a sheriff standing there. I didn't recognize him but it seemed they know each other.

"What are you doing here?" Mort asked.

"I was just checking up on you," the cop said smiling at Mort.

"I did nothing wrong," the man next to me claimed. "You have no right to keep coming up here."

"There's nothing to get upset about," the stranger said.

"Yes there is," Mort said. "You are on my property without a search warrant. You are trespassing and if this happens again I'll report you."

"Alright," the man said shaking his head. "I'll leave but as I told you before I will put you away."

The cop started to walk away. He must have just noticed me before he gave me a curious look. It looked like he was going to say something but Mort stopped him before he could.

"Go," Mort said in a stern voice.

He didn't say anything word. The man just walked over to his car and got inside. We stood on the porch until the car had was out of our sigh. Mort walked into his house so I followed.

"Why does he think you did killed them?" I asked.

"I don't know," he sighed walking into the kitchen. "I guess because Amy and I parted on bad terms and she just happened to disappear without a trace."

"Oh," I whispered not knowing what else to say.

He got two mountain dews out of the refrigerator and offered me one. I shook my head. Mort put one back and sat down at the table with the other one. He opened the soda and took a gulp. I wanted to sit up with up but I was just too tired to do it. It had been a long and eventful day.

"I'm going to go to bed," I said.

"Oh that's a good idea," Mort said getting up from the table. "I think I will to."

"Goodnight then," I said turning to leave the room.

"Goodnight," he said walking past me out of the room.

To my surprise he leaned down and kissing my quickly on the lips. I watched him walk up the stairs with a confused and surprised look on my face. To say the least I went to bed with a smile on the face.

There really is no hope for you Shadow.