’ Janine looked at him with a sad, far-off look in her eyes, ‘What future?’ She whispered. * The person seated in the vehicle a hundred meters f...om Henderson’s house woke with a start. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Janine’s car still parked outside the house and Henderson’s still in the driveway. They hadn’t left yet. His thoughts were racing, did she spend the night with him? If so did they make love? What did they talk about and how much had she told him? His thoughts were. . don't know. I guess it's been a while." See, I think that's the problem, " Mrs. Davis said. "No respect for your own mother. Obviously no respect for older women in general. "She made a summoning gesture with her finger. "Come here, young man. "Jared obeyed her. He felt as though he was somehow being hypnotized, as though this strange woman had some kind of control over his faculties. She pointed to a spot on the floor just in front of her."Stand right here," she said, leaning forward.. He opened his mouth to comment, but caught Julia's shake of the head, and so closed it and settled back for the show.The argument went back a forth. It seemed that they had been at war since they were infants. A battle of wits had been waged as they had sought to outdo one another over perceived insults. By the time breakfast was over, both Liz and Josh had come to a resolution of sorts. They would be civil to each other and make the most of a difficult situation.Later, as the train broke free. I stood up to put my pants back on and walked out my room and down the stairs.My parents were both on their way out the door for work, and I sat down alone at the kitchen table. I ate my bowl of cereal, looked through the news on my phone, then went upstairs to take a shower. I heard knocking at the door and my sister's voice from the hallway."How long will you be? I'm running late. I need to brush my teeth," she asked."I'll be out in ten minutes, then it's all you," I shouted back."I don't.