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           "Heheldhishandoutinafriendlygesture."Youboughtmydad’struck."

           "Oh,"Isaid,relieved,shakinghissleekhand."You’reBilly’sson.Iprobablyshouldrememberyou."

           "No,I’mtheyoungestofthefamily-youwouldremembermyoldersisters."

           "RachelandRebecca,"Isuddenlyrecalled.CharlieandBillyhadthrownustogetheralotduringmyvisits,tokeepusbusywhiletheyfished.Wewerealltooshytomakemuchprogressasfriends.Ofcourse,I’dkickedupenoughtantrumstoendthefishingtripsbythetimeIwaseleven.

           "Aretheyhere?"Iexaminedthegirlsattheocean’sedge,wonderingifIwouldrecognizethemnow.

           "No."Jacobshookhishead."RachelgotascholarshiptoWashingtonState,andRebeccamarriedaSamoansurfer-shelivesinHawaiinow."

           "Married.Wow."Iwasstunned.ThetwinswereonlyalittleoverayearolderthanIwas.

           "Sohowdoyoulikethetruck?"heasked.

           "Iloveit.Itrunsgreat."

           "Yeah,butit’sreallyslow,"helaughed."IwassorelivedwhenCharlieboughtit.Mydadwouldn’tletmeworkonbuildinganothercarwhenwehadaperfectlygoodvehiclerightthere."

           "It’snotthatslow,"Iobjected.

           "Haveyoutriedtogooversixty?"

           "No,"Iadmitted.

           "Good.Don’t."Hegrinned.

           Icouldn’thelpgrinningback."Itdoesgreatinacollision,"Iofferedinmytruck’sdefense.

           "Idon’tthinkatankcouldtakeoutthatoldmonster,"heagreedwithanotherlaugh.

           "Soyoubuildcars?"Iasked,impressed.

           "WhenIhavefreetime,andparts.