Alvin took it upon himself to try to come up with a suitable defense against the thrown rocks, etc. He came up with a loose-fitting cuirass made of PV... sheet about 0.125” thick. This was thick enough to keep a thrown rock or brick-bat from causing a serious injury, though there was no question that the wearer of the armor had been hit. Even a .22 caliber bullet could penetrate the armor, but there was no money for that kind of body armor. Nevertheless, the cuirass would stop a knife or club, so. There's not a lot that we can do about it though," I said."True!" Ed answered in resignation. Ashley came in shortly after that."When are you leaving?" she asked."Are you trying to get rid of us?" Ed inquired of his stepdaughter."No, mom and I are going shopping with the girls," she told us. "We'll leave with you if you aren't leaving too quickly." We were planning on leaving around 9:00," I told her."We'll never have the girls ready by then. Just go ahead and leave when you're ready, and we'll. Every man makes mistakes. Shouldn’t he get another chance? Sitting across from Sebastien at the dinner table, Florence slowly picked at her food. Laughing nearby was Granny Cecilia, a wise and wonderful little old lady whom she’d known her entire life. Grandmother to Sebastien Renard, the cocky American punk whom she’d drop-kicked a couple days ago. Seated next to his grandmother, Sebastien looked really good in his ‘churchy’ clothes. And he’d been so polite and friendly since the church. I went to his office to make him go to lunch with me and Gianni, and she greeted me. She’s a cute redhead.’ ‘Alright now,’ Sharon teased, ‘I don’t have to color my hair, now, do I?’ Darren stroked her lovely dark hair. ‘Don’t change a thing.’ He then kissed his wife, and held her as he reflected on how much his life had changed. He had grown from an angry boy to a happy and successful man. Was it easy? No, but he had help. He thanked God every day for bringing Shaun MacGregor into his life..