CHAPTER 20 DANIEL PATTERSON I drove home and all I could think about was my previous encounter with Alyssa. My first encounter with her for almost four years. I didn't have any expectations for when our first meeting was going to be and so this one kind of surprised me a little bit. Who would have thought that Alyssa and I would no longer have any chance of even becoming friends because we never did become friends? No, not even for a second or even for a day. So there was no baby? There was nothing that could act as a point of contact to get back with her because I've missed her. I stared at the bracelet the cashier had given us. I wish I had given it to her. I pulled out in front of my house and got down. Grandma was standing in front of the house and had changed since we couldn't go