250 deadtime

.      forty two
amy was standing a few feet behind eric . she had an i'm sorry what could i do expression on her face .
mel said ," oh my god . oh my god ."
eric asked ," carmel , do you know where i can find lisa ?"

" how much did you hear ?" do youi knbow where lisa is ? he repeated .
eric's tone with mel was stern and condescending . my first impression  was that although he was superficially gracious , he had some laten bully in him .i reminded myself that there was a ot ofhistory between him and mel that i didn't know .
mel was shrinking into her chair . she said ." what did you just hear ?"
" nothing . not a thing . i  jst got here . doyopu know where lisa is ? yes or no ?"
" i don't believe you eric "
" i don't care what you belive , carmel . does jules know where lisa is ?"
" i don't know what .....jules knows ."
eric slid open the screen door and stepped outsite . he walded between us and lewaned against the railing , facing back indoors  , looking down on mel . " is kanyn here ? she heard from lisa ?"
"she's at work ."