Joyce was just hit by another car and I have to go and get her. You want to stay and see if you can find a foursome?" I told him no, just to drop me b...ck at my house. He dropped me in front of my house and I carried my golf bag into the garage. I went in the side door of the house and made the decision that was to change my life - I went down into the basement instead of going up into the kitchen. If I had gone up into the kitchen Marge would have known I was home and would have found a way to. There weremany surfers already there. The news of the waves had spread quickly andthere was a larger crowd than usual trying to determine whether or notthey wanted to risk injury or a broken board."Guys, there is something I have to tell you before we get out of thecar," Brenda said."What, to be careful. I know you used to ride these waves all the time,but Mark and I have improved and I feel confident we can too," Mel said."It's not that, it's about me. Remember our conversation the first. She hadnt brought up my birthday present again, but I was starting to get an idea as to what it was. My birthday fell on a Saturday this year, which was kinda nice. I got to spend the whole day as I wanted to. Tina started her plans for me on Friday. She knew I didnt go for the street corner girl look, too trashy. But today she picked me up for school wearing a nice almost professional business suit, skirt and heels. This was kind of an extreme the other direction. Wow, job interview, or court. "I continued explaining that I would be telling her how to dress for the different appointments. I would also often give her instructions or orders and not take the time to explain why or what was going on until a lot later.I explained that some of the directions I would be giving would be because of her youth and inexperience. Other directions would be the same as I would give anyone else and in some situations no explanation given until afterward when the business opposition might not be.