A. I looked (1) at the apartment where I had spent most (2) of my life. The window was open and the sounds (3) of the talk show mixed (4) with the street were always kept on.
B. When my sisters got married and moved (5) out, the radio that my mother (6) always kept on in the apartment, it was just Mama and I sitting alone (7) in the nights, listening to each other outdoors.
C. The next day (8) after work I went (9) to the newspaper office and asked if I could look (10) through newspapers. I said since I was new (11) in town, (12) I wanted to get (13) to know the local (14) history (15) and their (16) old (17) customs (18). In our car (19), we drove (20) to the city (21) by the ocean. We got (22) in the car and drove (23) along the highway. We were (24) on one side of Mount Washington and (25) the other side. The highway went (26) around the lake (27), then (28) through the forest and (29) past the big water tower. Finally, we got (30) out of the forest and arrived at the beach.