"I can't do this, take me home," I directed mom."I could, but I won't," replied mom. "You are going to have to face yourfriends and classmates sooner ...r later. So you might as well get it overwith."It felt very strange, walking the halls to Mr. Cervantes's office. Weeven passed a couple of senior girls talking. "I had news reporter askme if I was the heir." What did you tell, you were?" said her friend.I wanted to, but I thought better of it," said the first girl."I just wonder who it is?" the. I knew my brother had an unusually scheduled business meeting that day. “Still, I am not sure we should uh…be like this.” “Why not Uncle Stan?”, Lexi acted surprised. “Because you aren’t exactly a little girl any more Lexi”, I added. “Oh, I’m glad you noticed….” She said with a giggle. “Besides”, she added, “I’m cold…brrrrr”, as . She gave me a questioning look and I said:"Bear with me my queen. All will become clear soon."I walked us into the student parking lot and up to a 1993 Ford Mustang convertible. I unlocked the passenger door, opened it as I bowed low and said:"Your chariot awaits my queen."None of the three had ever seen the car before which wasn't all that odd since I'd never seen it myself before the previous night. It was my eighteenth birthday, but the decision had been made that we would celebrate it on. "Fatn, Quiyo, may we put aside the bone crushing for later and get the digital unit set up." Look who is being a good boy and staying on task," Quiyo said.The three of them grasped the heating unit, twisting and pulling it until it was completely free and able to slide across the floor. Their hands were coated with dust and grease. Ferro, who was pushing from behind, was still trapped between the wall cabinets on one side and the kitchen counter on the other. He climbed over the counter instead.