He smiled at me, and said, "Come in." I smiled and went inside. We had lunch, and I asked where my step-mom was. He just laughed and said she was in F...orida visiting her sister. He got to the point, " Delilah, I know you don't have much respect for me, and you never come visit on your own, so, why don't you tell me what you want." I just came right out and asked. " I wrecked mom's car and she will be home in two weeks. I need money to fix it. " He smiled a ruthless smile. "Well princess, I'm. Ennai kiss adikum pozhuthu en kaiyai aval soothilum vaithu pidithen, iru mulaiyum en maarbil patu azhunthi irunthathu.Kiss adithu vitu ennai sofavil amarthi coffee potal, appozhuthu ganesh vanthaar. Naan avaridam enaku coffe ellam vendum divya idam solungal endru solinen. Aval idam naan ithai solinaal en meethu kovap paduvaal. Nee kandipaaga aval sovathai ellam ketu thaan aaga vendum endru solinaar, ( dei ena da nadakuthu inga ) endru ninaithukonden.Kanavane avan manaivi ena sonalum athai naan. I doubt the State’s Attorney would prosecute, but you never know. Just talk with your friend Melanie and see what she thinks. Did you talk to Jamie?”“He’s my next call.”I hung up with Gwen and called Jamie. He wasn’t available, but I was assured that he’d call me back within the hour. I called the office and explained to Elyse what had happened. She offered to come home, but I told her that there wasn’t a point to doing that and that I’d call her as soon as the meeting with the detectives was. She knew he was trying to reassure her, but she felt like a bird caught in a noose. “To be honest with you, the fact of the matter is, well, to put it plainly…” she trailed off and then swallowed. “I can’t really read,” she admitted.The Beast blinked. “But your father is a merchant!” he exclaimed. “Did he not attend to your education?”“I went to a blue coat school for two years,” she said, “But then father fell on hard times so I was sent to a dame school instead. I wasn’t really learning.