Howie had been kept pretty busy since Prom. He'd gotten a job in a small Ma and Pa business, helping fix computers of all kinds, mainly for people who never used them, and therefore didn't realise anything was wrong with them. He'd had fun with Shannon at the dance. although she'd seem a little strange toward the end, and he'd found out after she'd gone to Sheila's after party. But the more he tried not to think about it, the more he did, especially when he was alone in the store. So he welcomed distractions, like the door chiming when someone came in.