“It’s like the high road and the low road are meeting once again. I was surprised to find black genes in my makeup, although Felicia -- that’s N...chelle’s mom -- says a very large portion, if not the majority, of whites do have some black blood in them.”“That comes from my side of the family,” Janet admitted.“What -- do I have a black great-grandparent? Twelve percent is about an eighth, which would indicate a black great-grandparent.”“No. Let’s say there was a mixed-race child born out of. “Oh, yea. The package is in my room.” Lana states, feigning nervousness as she returns a warm, welcoming smile to the taller gentleman. Like him, she lets her eyes wander, happily admiring her dad’s business partner. Usually, she only sees Mark with him, rarely spotting him at Maddison’s house whenever she slept over. But now, with her dad on vacation, nothing can stop Lana from giving in to her thrilling temptations. However, she doesn’t pounce, yet.“Ah, alright then. So, can you get it,. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life.'"I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it."Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a. " Hi, Teddy." Mary turned toward the parking lot, and Teddy fell in beside her. "So, what's on at the movies?" I don't know. I got to thinking. Maybe we, uh, don't have to go out. What did you and Stick do?"If it had been Stick, she'd have probably pretended to be indignant over the idea that she wasn't good enough to be seen in public with him, even if she let him off the hook immediately thereafter -- but it wasn't; Teddy had been actively nervous about going to her place, so this represented.