They weren't afraid of it, in fact, they went on to grate a huge bowl full of cheese. But they respected what it could do and were cautious so it woul...n't do it to them.Jill once showed me what she called her drawer of weird utensils over at the apartment and commented it was nothing compared to the one in her father's kitchen. I looked around. There were a lot of drawers in this kitchen."Laurie, do you know which drawer has all the weird stuff in it?" I think you mean that one," she said,. I mean ... I ... I can’t remember ... Why can’t I remember my name?”“Don’t worry about it. Your memory will come back. Until then, let’s pretend you’ve won a contest and you get to choose another name. You get to keep your new name until you remember your real name ... Now then, if you could choose any name – which name would you choose?”“Amanda! I would choose Amanda ... I’ve always loved that old song.”“Do you remember the words?”“I think I do ... I know some of it...”“Can you recite the. When they called me back in, I knew the drill. I showered alone and went downstairs to put on my Sultan costume. Jamilah was once again helping me dress. When I was all spiffed up, she gave me my last minute instructions."Remember, Neeko, that Aludra needs a firm hand, start your marriage off that way and you will not regret it later."I wondered what I was getting myself into as I nodded and headed towards the door.It turned out that I was getting into something extraordinary. True to Jamilah's. The man who owned the two houses was an old grouch who always thought his property was worth double what the real value was. He had two old oaks that were dying on the property and kept shedding limbs. The trees should have been cut down several years ago, but the grouch was also cheap and didn’t want to spend the money.The town condemned the two properties because of the danger of the trees, but old Mr. Hannigan wouldn’t reduce his price. This was summer and our area was subject to some really.