“Absolutely, Annie. Let me call back and leave a message that I’m going to be staying here for dinner and that I will call later to make sure some...ody’s home. I have never had homemade pizza before. Can I help you make it, please?” queried Claire.“If it’s all right with your boyfriend, it’s OK with me, Claire,” mom said with a smirk.Claire looked at me like a puppy looks at its momma and said, “Please X,” she whispered to me, “Ti Amo, Carlo.”“Of course, you can help her make the pizza, whatever. ” Vivie looked him in the eye, made a decision, and asked, “What’s your name? Can I trust you?”He blinked and told her, “I don’t cheat people, if that’s what you’re asking. And my name is Malcom. Yours is?”“Oops! Sorry! I go by Vivie,” she responded and handed him a small device resembling a PDA. His eyes went blank as he stared at it.Taking it back she continued, “So, listen, I want to adopt this shop and the kids in this neighborhood, but it needs to be on the QT. That gizmo actually keeps. Once the party was officially under way we got the set kicked off with Surfin' Bird by The Trasmen, followed by Love Shack by the B52's. Our guitarist sang the majority of the songs, but we all got the opportunity to take a song on our own. The first song I got to sing that night was The Tide Is High by Blondie. All the during the set I noticed an Indian girl prowling through the crowd, sipping her drink and dancing by herself. She was petit, appealingly plump, with skin the color of burnt. I’ve been drawing since I was a little girl. I have even thought about majoring in Art.”“You should your good. Hell I could use your help sometime. I have had to turn down a lot of jobs because I can’t draw and they want things etched into the wood.”“You know I would gladly help you anytime.”We sat out in the shop working for the rest of the afternoon. Akira’s drawings where amazing. I knew I would be able to finish the etching and sell some of them at a flea market. As I was cleaning up Akira.