Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?

Well, I cant say I dont expect these stories to be weird now that we've read so many weird ones. This story was really pretty intense, the whole time I was wondering whether Connie would give in to Arnold Friend, or whether she'd figure out some way to escape. It really bugged me that he was able to get into her head like that, how just by talking to her he was able to basically control her. It really kind of made me sick to read.

One thing that I really couldnt figure out in the story was what the heck that Ellie guy was doing in it. He just sat there listening to the music the entire time, I'm not quite sure what he was supposed to represent.

I did find it interesting that music seemed to be a theme throughout the story. It was almost like the music was controlling just like Arnold Friend was, and they both seemed to mesh into the same thing at the end of the story when Connie went off the deep end.

I just dont really understand how Connie did go nuts like that though. I mean if I ran to call the cops and I knew he was coming in after me, I would be locking that door and running to the phone and gettin that done, because I knew he'd be coming in after me. The fact that she doesnt know what to do with the phone is just kind of weird, I feel like I'd be so focused on staying in that house, and hell, staying alive, that I'd be able to use the phone without even thinking. Maybe it's just because she's young and scared that she doesnt know what to do.

In the end, I thought this story was pretty creepy. The way she just gave up and went with him in a sort of daze was just messed up. To think that this kind of stuff happens in real life is pretty sickening.