Alina

It's awesome, but exactly. It's overwhelming. It's a great problem to have. Yeah. Yeah. Well, as always, Claire supported her daughter, suggesting that she just take a secretarial course while she considered some of her options. And she said, if nothing else, you'll learn some new skills that will apply with whatever you do.

It's awesome, but exactly. It's overwhelming. It's a great problem to have. Yeah. Yeah. Well, as always, Claire supported her daughter, suggesting that she just take a secretarial course while she considered some of her options. And she said, if nothing else, you'll learn some new skills that will apply with whatever you do.

For sure.

For sure.

And it turned out that that course was a really good decision for Allison's future career, because when she finished it up, she took a job as an insurance broker, a job she enjoyed and was really good at.

And it turned out that that course was a really good decision for Allison's future career, because when she finished it up, she took a job as an insurance broker, a job she enjoyed and was really good at.

Although she hadn't pursued a high-stress career as, like, a doctor or a lawyer, as several of her teachers and classmates thought that she might, by the time she reached her mid-20s, she was building a respectable career for herself, and she was really happy. Good for her. So she was, like, living her best life. She was just going for it. Yeah. Yeah.

Although she hadn't pursued a high-stress career as, like, a doctor or a lawyer, as several of her teachers and classmates thought that she might, by the time she reached her mid-20s, she was building a respectable career for herself, and she was really happy. Good for her. So she was, like, living her best life. She was just going for it. Yeah. Yeah.

Well, on the afternoon of December 18th, 1994, Allison met up with her friend Kim and Kim's son Devin and Jared for just an evening on the beach in Port Elizabeth, just like a nice little friend hangout.

Well, on the afternoon of December 18th, 1994, Allison met up with her friend Kim and Kim's son Devin and Jared for just an evening on the beach in Port Elizabeth, just like a nice little friend hangout.

They hung out at the beach for a little while, and then they went back to Kim's apartment that night, and they were joined by their mutual friends Phil and Richard, who just stopped by unannounced. And Allison said it had been one of those wonderfully spontaneous evenings. Which I love. I love that. They chatted for a while. They enjoyed the nice weather.

They hung out at the beach for a little while, and then they went back to Kim's apartment that night, and they were joined by their mutual friends Phil and Richard, who just stopped by unannounced. And Allison said it had been one of those wonderfully spontaneous evenings. Which I love. I love that. They chatted for a while. They enjoyed the nice weather.

And then they decided to go to Allison's apartment where they ordered a pizza and played a board game. Just like a cute little night. Friends being dudes. Sounds like a fun night to me. Yeah. When the night finally came to an end a little after midnight, Phil and Richard left and Allison had promised Kim that she would drive her home that night. So she was driving Kim back to her apartment.

And then they decided to go to Allison's apartment where they ordered a pizza and played a board game. Just like a cute little night. Friends being dudes. Sounds like a fun night to me. Yeah. When the night finally came to an end a little after midnight, Phil and Richard left and Allison had promised Kim that she would drive her home that night. So she was driving Kim back to her apartment.

And then she got back to her own house a little after or a little before, excuse me, one in the morning.

And then she got back to her own house a little after or a little before, excuse me, one in the morning.

She circled the block a few times looking for a place to park and the place where she usually parked wasn't open, which was like very close to the apartment. She finally spotted an open space just a few dozen feet from her front door. Now, the neighborhood that she lived in wasn't like a rough area, but the spot was further from her apartment than she preferred.

She circled the block a few times looking for a place to park and the place where she usually parked wasn't open, which was like very close to the apartment. She finally spotted an open space just a few dozen feet from her front door. Now, the neighborhood that she lived in wasn't like a rough area, but the spot was further from her apartment than she preferred.

Yeah.

Yeah.