i dindnt say anything for a minute,then i spoke.

'do u know why?"

'well,she zei something about an old friend in texas." izzy told me.

"you dont think.."

"maybe.where else could she have gone?"

"come door my house after school,i have plan."

After school,izzy came over.We went to my room.

"what are we gonna do?"izzy asked,as soon as she walked in the room.

"wee gonig to find aslee" i siad,trying to sound as serious as possible.

"youre kidding,right? i mean,where are we gonna go?"izzy said.

"texas"

she stared at me.Blankly.Not saying a thing.As if she was gonna drop dead.


"izzy?"i asked,trying to get her back to reality.

"you must be on drugs," she said

"what?"

"youve got to be joking me.i mean,your mom is not gonig to take us,my mom is dead,and theres no way ere gonna..wait...your not saying?

"yep,wee going to texas"