She looked me squarely in the eyes for the first time, hers blazing with rage and indignation: 'No! no!' she exclaimed vehemently, 'I defy you! Do you... worst. Do you think you will frighten me into satisfying your lust? Once and for all I give you my answer: No! No! No! Oh! you cowardly brute and b**st!' And she laughed shrilly as she turned herself away contemptuously.'As you please,' I replied quietly and calmly, 'let those laugh that win! I venture to say that within half an hour, you will. “You’re talking to me?” I said, looking up. “I’m not thinking about anything. I’m just vegging out.” “I call bullshit.” Chris said opening a beer. “You are too thinking about something, I can see you playing with your hair and twirling it around your fingers. You’ve been doing that all night.” “It’s nothing . . .” I started. “You’re still moping about Kevin aren’t you?” Denise said as she flicked her cigarette butt into the bonfire. “He’s an ass, forget about him.” “I have a better idea.”. Every half hour or so I checked on him and encouraged the pimply-faced clerk in that section to find a real customer. Eventually the sales and tech guys convinced me that the last of last year’s model fit my needs. They sweetened the deal by adding a five-year subscription to the “best” anti-virus service then transferred the photos and files in my old computer to the new machine without charge. The whole shmeer, including a new game for my son cost me $910.91.Sunday night when the others were. I might get a new duster or package of vacuum bags wrappedup in pretty pink paper. Since I got a new bag-less vacuum for ChristmasI don't even get vacuum bags anymore. That didn't even happen every yearanyway. I knew that I should just be happy to be a servant and a have aplace in life.My sister said, "I know he really wants to get his license as soon aspossible." Yes mam," I said."Come on now little sissy, back to work," she said as she extended herhand to me.I went to work on her finger.