"Dad stop it, I'm not your baby" I was screaming that but on the other hand, I couldn't stop laughing because he was tickling me. "Happy birthday boy,...I wish you the best", he said. "Thanks, dad". And our morning continues with the 3 of us around the table, eating my mom's greatest sweets. Suddenly my dad started telling me finally what they have planned for my party. "Mark", he said, "due to the fact that we renovate our pool area, I asked Harold and Julie if we can host your party at their. It perfectly fit the description of the apparition that the tearful janitor had described.After pulling out a few more folders, it became clear that this was a record of every murder and suicide that had taken place on the premises going back almost to when it was built. A storied history indeed, Spencer had downplayed how many deaths had occurred in the Abbott and Schutzman over the decades, there must be two dozen or more. It wasn’t too unusual for a building like this one to see accidents. I had all day, I rushed to my sisters closet and said to myself, fineleave me here to fend for myself, I'll wear everything you refused to letme wear before.I started out with a bath and shaving my legs, then with a girlish giggleI reached back to the back of her bottom drawer and took out the garterbelt I knew she hadn't taken with her. It was black lace with fourstraps.I did as I'd seen my sister do hundreds of times. I got dressed inlingerie, Mine now. She'd given it all to me. Then I began. Once back by pool side I poured us another glass of wine as Rascal eased into the pool. Rascal had turned off all of the outdoor lights off, so the moon was providing all of our lighting, which cast a wonderful effect on Rascal as she swam. As Rascal was swimming her laps, I sat down at the pool stairs staring at the stars and wondering how long it would be before I could convince Rascal to get a blanket after our swim and have some fun under the stars in the fields behind the house. .