. if you want anything. Anything at all!"Daren walked along the mall and entered the first shoe shop he came to without hesitation. He was walking on ...ir buoyed by the expectations of soon trying out his new underwear. He sat in the ladies section and waited for the clerk. Daren explained his sisters need for a new pair of black court shoes with a 5 inch heels, size 11 double E fitting, and how miraculously he just happened to have exactly the same foot measurements as hers so he could make. Audrey slammed it shut a second time.“What the fuck Audrey?” he said, more surprised than angry. “Did I not answer your question? No, I’ve never heard of it. Is it a video game of some kind?”“I think you’re lying to me,” she said, now more sure of herself. “I bet you know exactly what it is and exactly what it does.”His expression changed into something she could not read.“Audrey, you’re starting to scare me a little,” he said, hand on his locker but making no attempt to open it a third time.. Would you like that?" Yes." Good. Why don't you go upstairs to my room now and wait for me."Ali immediately left the kitchen table.June was stunned. She didn't say anything, but soon left for work.When Bree came into her bedroom, Ali was sitting on the floor in the samespot as yesterday, with hairbrush in hand.Bree smiled to herself and approached Ali."Oh, I like that you are so patient waiting for me. Would you like me tobrush your hair like I did yesterday?" Yes." Ok , little sister."With. They were really sorry for me—for a while.The "while" had long since been over with, though, and I was getting pushed to "put it behind me" and "get on with living." "Man, the thing to do when you fall off is just get right back on," I was told; "get your social life started again." Nobody seemed to remember that, pre-Susan, my "social life" had been pretty much a zero; that kind of goes with the status of certified nerd. Besides, when you've had your dream and lost it, it's tough to get all.