“It was sex with someone I liked and it was fun and it felt good and we both enjoyed it. But it meant nothing to me beyond that.”Annie broke down ...n tears. I had known that was coming eventually and had realized that it couldn’t be avoided. But I would be dammed if I was going to sugarcoat things or even tell her white lies. That screamed ‘Becky’ at me so loudly I actually heard it, not just thought it.“But I love you, Steve!” Annie sobbed. “And we have to be together now.”“No, Annie, we don’t. Some of the younger men would send them drinks, others asked them to dance. It wasn't going to be a bad night, just not what she'd expected. Finally, Lillian came back to the table after dancing with one of the younger guys for the third time."Look, I invited this kid Chet and his buddy over to have a drink with us, hope you don't mind. They don't seem like bad guys."Carla had no objections; she just wished they were older. They arrived and Chet introduced his friend Ray as they sat down. They. They all had their needs, and it was necessary for these to be worked out together.It was clear, as soon as Paula and Billy arrived home, that the young boy hadn't explained to his mother what had caused him to run away from home. Paula still knew nothing of her sisterMaude's involvement, and she remained mystified by Maude's disappearance. She also remained very hostile toward Ray and Pete, seeing them as the cause for all the trouble, which had befallen her home. If she hadn't married Ray,. . mmmm bacon! Her howl was ear-shattering. No doubt heard by her coven.Her eyes were filled with terror as she grasped the situation. My siblings must have shared that terror in their final moments. The slightest compassion I felt for Mulva vanished.Grimacing, she asked, "Why are you doing this?"Happy to provide exposition I informed the whimpering witch, "Long ago my dad was stationed in Germany. My siblings, Hansel and Gretel, were captured by you then cooked and eaten." I did no such thing!".