04 - Snowball
Stu Marten St. George, Utah It had been a few days since the deposition and, between the efforts of Toby, his family, and all of us who went on the ski trip, Craig was finally feeling better. The real kicker had been when I called Toby and said...
03 - Wake Up Call
Craig Azeria Stratford Inn, Downtown Cedar City Sitting in the stand again, I looked out at the mostly empty hearing room. The only member of the audience, Toby, was doing his best not to look completely bored. By the glaze on his eyes, though,...
02 - An Awkward Dinner
Toby Kat Downtown Cedar City, Utah I don't think I have ever been so bored in my life as I was watching the lawyers ask Craig the same questions over and over, in different ways. They analyzed the day that I dropped him off in Cedar forwards,...
01 - A Day of Deposition
Craig Azeria Cedar City Municipal Building, Cedar City, Utah "Thanks for coming, Craig." Detective Holcombe reached up to shake my paw. Hanging around with Toby, Jack, and Michelle, I was used to being one of the shorter members of the group. I...
11 - Secrets Revealed
Tiffany did not let us forget our promise to share what we had planned, and what we had done, with the group. On Friday, just as we left the classroom building, she glowered at us. "Remember, full explanation this Sunday, right?" Toby, who is usually...
10 - Holiday Denouement
After we got home from lunch and took a well-earned nap, I awoke to find that Toby had gotten up before me. Sunday afternoon was the time he usually worked on math, so I was not surprised to find him in the office, with his nose in a book and a pencil...
09 - All the Saints
Despite the late night at the dance, Toby and I both found ourselves awake early the next morning. There had been some noise out in the parking lot, a couple tenants having an argument near their car. It was loud enough to wake us from upstairs, with...
08 - Masquerade
Shortly after fall break, the campus began preparations for its annual Hallowe'en Masquerade, the first of the formal dances of the year. I had managed to make the proper excuses to miss all of the formals in high school, but the real reason was that I...
07 - Kit Kat Jam
Once we established a routine, the opening weeks of the fall semester actually went pretty smoothly. Between attending Professor Druff's class and working (and working out) at the gym, I actually had plenty of things to keep myself busy. But I also had...
06 - Weekend Recovery
Friday night, both Toby and I were pretty worn out from our days, so after I got home and had a light dinner, we just went to bed without much ado. But much to my surprise, he woke me up early on Saturday morning and bade me pack some overnight gear....
05 - Return to the Scene
Jack was glad to be taking me back to the gym. I had not yet talked to Geoffrey directly about keeping the job, though Jack had told him what I was thinking. So taking me in today meant that I was going to be doing exactly that. We chatted amiably on...
04 - Right out of History
For the next week, the gang decided to make sure that I didn't have much time alone. The way college schedules worked out, there were only a few places during the week where either Toby or one of our friends wasn't free to spend time with me. Or when...