Flowersc781- Quit with the violence against yourself, LOL. I am glad you like Mac in this part of the story, and try to be patient as everything unfolds.

Strangexbutxtrue- I am not sure about this cyber violence, LOL. But at least you're excited about the story, lol.

Meadow567- I knew Kylah was really a name. And your theory about the secretary was interesting. And Pittsburgh, you'll see.

Lia06- Well madam president, Craig is like getting hate from all angles. Liked the hunting joke.

Emador- You're hilarious…crying and threatening violence at the same time. Hope you enjoy this chapter and don't kill me.

Surfer-kel- You go with the free publicity, lol. I do it all the time. I would like to have one of those boys too.

Anonymous- Did you get a sn yet? Well here is an update. I hope you like it.

XX- Where have you gone? Now you're missing from this story too. And after I worked so hard to update, LOL.

Good Friday- April 4, 1980

"You'll be okay?" Mom asked.

"Yes, you and dad are just going away for the day. I'm going to dye eggs and get things ready for the egg hunt tomorrow." I said.

"It's just you've been this whole thing with Craig and you complain you don't feel well so much." Mom said.

"Mom, I'm fine. Looking forward to Easter. Go, have fun and I'll be fine." I said and nudged her towards the door.

"As long as you're sure." Mom said.

"Mom, I've been to college, covered stories all over the US and do I even need to mention the Olympics…I think I can stay a few hours alone in my home." I laughed.

Mom sighed and hugged me before climbing in the car with dad. I watched them pull out of the drive-way. I walked back into the house and started working on a few things for Easter.

I had given up on talking to Craig. Robbie had talked to me often over the past week and things were starting to get better, although I still had a lot on my mind. The phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Kylah, what are you doing?" Robbie was on the other end of the line.

I laughed. "Robbie you should see this place. I am dying eggs for an egg hunt. Tomorrow my church is putting on a big Easter egg hunt for the community children and I volunteered to help. So I have eggs everywhere and stickers for them. I have like 8 colors of dye going."

"It's good to hear you laugh. How you feeling?" Rob asked.

"Today has been pretty good. I just decided that I was going to enjoy Easter if it killed me. So I decided to enjoy the holiday and have fun with my family and worry about everything next week." I said.

"Well I am still planning on coming in Friday." Rob said.

"I can't wait." I said.

"Have you heard from Craig?" Rob asked.

"No…and I don't think I am going to either." I said.

"Don't you think you should tell him that…"

"No. I don't want pity. I don't want him being with me out of obligation or guilt. I'll be fine. Besides, this is my mess." I said.

"I talked to Pavelich last night." Robbie said.

I sighed. Pav played for the Rangers. "What did he say?"

"He was as confused as the rest of us. He said that Craig won't talk about you with him either. But that when Craig first arrived in New York he……never mind." Rob said.

"I don't know. If two months ago someone had told them Craig would hurt me like this I'd have never believed them." I sighed.

"Me either. He had that look."

"What look?" I asked.

"The look every guy gets when they fall head over heels in love. It's this look on their face that says 'I'd die without her, she's my world' all that good mushy stuff. Janny has that face lately." Mac said.

"Well I thought Craig felt that way….I don't know anymore. It hurts so much because despite it all I still love him so much." I said.

"Of course you do. You're not going to get over him in a few days." Mac said.

"Enough about Craig. I promised myself I would enjoy my holiday." I said.

"How many eggs you dying?" Mac asked.

"5 dozen. A few other ladies are dying some too. We're expecting about 50 kids. We're giving them little treats baskets too. And our pastor is dressing up like the Easter Bunny." I said.

"Sounds like a lot of fun. Might be just what you need." Mac said.

"Yeah and then Easter Sunday mom is dragging us all out of bed for sunrise services at the cemetery and then regular Easter Sunday services and a big Easter dinner." I said.

"You'll be busy and I'm sure you'll love every minute of it." Mac said.

"Yeah, I just hope I feel well enough for everything." I said.

"You'll be okay, just keep on trucking ahead." Mac said.

I heard a car door slam. "Mac, I got to go. I heard a car door. Mom probably refused to go to my aunt's and made dad bring her back."

"Okay, I'll talk to you sometime this weekend. Have fun." Mac said.

"You too and say hi to your folks." I said and hung up.

I walked through the house shaking my head.

"Mom I said I'll be fine." I said and opened the screen door and walked out onto the porch. "Just go on to………Craig?"

I looked up and saw Craig standing next to a car in the driveway. He started to walk towards the house.

"I promised you we'd see each other before Easter." Craig said quietly, almost as if he was unsure of himself.

To Be Continued…..