”I pried the buckle open with the tip of my blade and the woman took the yoke from the girl and set it aside. “Have they hurt you?” she asked.Th... girl shook her head, and I noticed clumps of hair stuck together about her face.“Did you have to suck them?” I asked her, lifting her chin so she had to look up at me.She sobbed loudly and fell into the woman’s arms, bawling.“Beasts,” she said, “poor thing.”“They’re leaving,” the small girl sobbed, “and they’re taking us with them.”“When?” I asked,. Arnold passed away and Mrs. Arnold told me that if I would get her house ready to sell that she would give me his pickup and camper. The pickup was a three year old Chevrolet ¾ ton with a slide in camper and I told her it was worth more money than I would charge her to fix up her house. She insisted so I told her to talk to at least three or four people that she trusted to see what they thought. We came to an agreement that she would talk to Reverend White and my parents, if everyone agreed. Even though we were talking inEnglish, he interrupted in Spanish. Another discussion ensued much to thelaughter of Dolly and Vicky. It seemed that Vicky was doing the talkingnow. Again, he left with a smile."And now what?" I askedVicky smiled at me, took a deep drag and stubbed out her cigarette. "Heoffered $ 20 to be blown by you. I said nothing under $ 50. I wascorrect, right? You wouldn't do it for less." She was laughing."Vicky, that's not a joke. It's bad enough I am sitting here dressed. She decided to do it. She ignored our vows. I had no input and was not the catalyst for that. Well, I was, partly. You see I created the environment for her little affair to happen. Well, you and I both did. The work to set up that office was significant, you know. I was away from home, working at all hours. Even when I was at home, I was on the phone. People in Hollywood, well, whatever else you say about them, they work. They work hard. They are in the office at all hours. And so I had to be.