This was the first time Mumhad done any cooking sine Pamela had died."What's the matter, cat got your tong?" Breakfast would be great Mum." I said exc...tedly.By the time we sat down to eat, it was more like a Brunch, thanBreakfast. "Peter dear; have you anything planned for today?" Mum askedhalfway through the meal."No, not really Mum, maybe I'll just watch some TV or if the weatherimproves go out on my bike for a bit and see what the lads are uptoo...why?" Nothing love, nothing."When we had. She carried the food warmer with the pancakes out of the kitchen after giving a brief good morning to her daughter. Ed stumbled into the room in his normal morning haze. He looked around and grumbled, “Oh my, I’m surrounded by morning people.”John laughed and said, “Go wake up Kelly.”Ed stumbled out of the room. His departure was the subject of laughter. Those that knew Ed well expected nothing less. Beth’s mother raised an eyebrow in Beth’s direction. Beth shrugged and said, “You should see. Had one of her neighbors looked out, they would have seen tears streaking down her aging, angry face. Decades of cheap booze and occasional side trips into psychedelic narcotics had robbed her of any beauty she might have once possessed. Deep lines creased her red, blotchy face, making her seem much older than thirty-eight. Streaks of gray highlighted her red hair in a not very attractive fashion.Violence temporarily over, Corrine watched her latest failed boyfriend stagger across the street to. That same morning around 11 or close noon she said she went back over to the guys house because she thought he was "cute". He had a friend who was too drunk to leave the house from the night before who was on the couch when she walked in. She wore short shorts and a thong with a tank that was low cut so her cleavage looked nice. They both were in the living room and they started watching a movie with his friend on the recliner while she was sitting with the other guy on the couch. She told me.