" Do you know if he commanded others?" Yes." Were there many?" I looked over at the strewn open army foot locker and the piled up photos next to it."Y...s."Grandma's photo was in that pile. I rushed over and quickly found it - there on the back was another odd phrase. Grandma was also under the influence of whatever power grandpa had discovered.Before me stood my frozen mother, her eyes staring off onto a dot on the unfinished garage wall. She was wearing her normal teacher attire after getting. Over the years she had amassed a lot ofrings and other things, so those that fitted me or I felt suited me, wenton my body. When I was done I had some rings on my fingers much like shehad, I also had golden earrings hanging from my ears, some braceletsaround my wrists, and of course a necklace.There was a part of me that deeply hoped that I would have access to herengagement ring and wedding band, but sadly, that wasn't the case. Icould totally see why. I was the girlfriend not anything more,. ’ Ted saw the look that passed between Mr. Morris and his new wife, and he decided that he had over stayed his welcome. ‘Well, I will leave you folks to get some rest Mr. Morris, Mrs. Morris, nice to meet you and congratulations on your marriage.’ ‘Thanks Ted,’ Dev walked him to the door. ‘Goodnight…’ Once they were alone, he turned to look at Reni. ‘So, Mrs. Morris, is there anything you would like before a show you to our bedroom, glass of water, wine, a snack, anything at all?’ She smiled. And unless we move up by O’Hare or to Indiana, property values are such that we can’t afford to buy a building. That’s what makes the deal attractive.”“I guess your connections are paying off.”“So far. But I’m antsy about this whole milieu I’m immersing myself in. Jeri kind of dragged me into it, and I’m just uncomfortable.”“Why?”“Because I like it too much!”May 29, 1992, Chicago, Illinois“So, what do all of you think?” I asked.Elyse, Julia, Dave, Cindi, Kimmy, and I were with Lisa Glass at the.