SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
The early hours of the morning were very interesting indeed. I woke up at 5:30 AM, for Saturday Cross Country practice. Very routinely, got out bed, took a shower, and went off to get ready: very routine. I was planned to leave the house, walk to a friend's and get a ride to the local park from there. I tried to call before I left the house, and I tried to wait for an answer -- for ten minutes. Not one reply. I tried to call another friend, to try and make sure that the other would pick up (I had said that I would call in the morning to wake him up for practice). I called twice: and again, no answer. Humanly, I finally ga