"Oh, you're one of those authors who kills of their characters because they can't think of anything logical!" Barbara feigned recognition with a silly grin. "I had no idea."

She turned back to the window, wondering if a 'diet coke' was related to coke-a-cola, and just what was a sock monkey? Hopefully she'd find out.

"Can you see where you lived from here?" asked Barbara, half-joking.