It was the home of her best friend since they were six, Ellie. Over twenty women showed up, mostly dressed in light summer dresses. Susanne gave a sig... of relief when the party started and Bree had not arrived.Bree, of course, made sure to be late to make a more dramatic entrance. She and Abby arrived almost an hour into the party, well after all the generic chit-chat and cocktails that always start an affair. They came in and Abby went and hugged Aunt Susanne and apologized for being late.. The Pig was very quiet, too bloody quiet, I nearly fell asleep by Ogbourne, but eventually we got there, I stopped at a 24 hour Tesco store for supplies and then I carried the pig symbolically over the threshold of my humble abode.I sat her down on the couch, turned the TV on and made her some supper, she tucked her legs up under herself and then she said. "What's going to happen to me?" What do you want," I asked, "stab me in the back, blow me up with a hand grenade?" I will get life. . or maybe a bowl of soup?" No, thank ... No, wait! That soup sounds like a good idea ... Can you send out for some? Make it chicken noodle, with a toasted BLT, hold the mayo... ?" Very well, Ma'am. It'll be about ten minutes." Thanks, Jessica, you're an angel."Janet leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. A second later, Jessica knocked delicately at the door and brought in the soup and the sandwich on a tray."Would you put it on the desk, please? I'll go sprinkle some water on my. I simply went out to the podium, thanked everybody for their concern and prayers, and repeated Mark Twain’s line about ‘the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ I also told them that my name really was Carl Buckman, and not Dave Kovic, and that I hadn’t been cloned, both of which got some more laughs. There were a few questions about my general health, but I had already had several doctors report my overall health was excellent, and that aside from my bum knee I was in excellent.