"Mike wrote again. When he finished I spoke again."A - Always. B - Be. C - Closing. Always be closing. The only thingthat matters in this world i... getting that person to sign on the linewhich is dotted. With the leads you have in this office, I could go outand make $1000 today. There are people out there just dying to givethem your money. Are you man enough to take it?"Mike was writing on the board again and I turned toward him."Can't we also say A - B - S? Always Be Selling?" Yes. . His mother kissed him goodbye as heleft to walk to school, careful not to smudge his makeup and wished himgood luck.Tabitha carried his bag loosely on one should as he always had on theshort walk to school. From a distance he just looked like any other girlon her way to school so the trip was pretty uneventful until he actuallyarrived. At the edge of the school property Tabitha took a deep breathto steel himself then started toward the door. The comments and insultsstarted immediately but. ”“Then what did you do?”Angel tensed, and her eyes narrowed, but she kept her gaze on the floor. “I didn’t work him, if that’s what you mean.”“You must have done something.”“I didn’t do anything,” Angel spoke sternly.Rich grabbed Angel by the throat, forcing her onto her back on the bed. He felt her tense in his grasp, and her eyes closed swiftly. “Don’t lie to me,” he growled, “give me your eyes and tell me why they lessened the charges.”“I told you...”“Eyes!”Slowly, Angel opened her eyes,. I decided I wanted my kids to join mom and me in making dinner. And Ipurchased two hot pink aprons, clearly meant for girls, but not veryelaborate. I wanted something feminine for them, but not items theywould refuse to wear. And I told mom the aprons were gifts from her.The boys are not that likely to reject something from grandma. When Iopened the packages, I said "Look how nice these are. Grandma has goodtaste!" They thanked her and put on the slightly girly aprons withouthesitation. The.