"See you tomorrow, Linda," Stacy said. She reached for Jon's hand.
"Wait a minute, Stacy...what did you..."
Linda pulled on Zoe's hand. "Let's go...." she said, childishly.
Zoe had this utterly confused look on her face as she, for some reason, let Linda pull her toward the door.
Stacy squeezed Jon's hand. "Now everything will be better."
"Better?" Jon said, incredulously. "What are you doing to everyone?"
He didn't get an answer. "You should play along with me, Jon..." she said, looking at him seriously. "It's better to play along."