Lisa allowed Angie to use the new pink Schwinn she had gotten for her last birthday while she dragged her rusted, purple Huffy out of the cellar and used that. The tires were bald, and the frame was bent, but she managed with it for the afternoon. After filling themselves with candy at Sparky’s store, Lisa took Angie out on Ridge Road, so she could show her where she went to school. Angie wasn’t very impressed by the Tarr Memorial Junior High School, but she tried not to let it show as she politely followed Lisa around the building while Lisa chattered on about what went on in each room. After the grand tour, Angie started thinking it might not be a bad idea to head on home. She still got goose bumps whenever she remembered what had happened—and almost happened—to them out at Lisa’s “secret place,” and she didn’t want to roam too far from home. They were heading out of the school parking lot when Lisa told Angie that Larry’s mother lived only two houses away from the school.
