She heard a drawer being opened and a rustling noise. A ball was shoved into her mouth and fastened around her head.“There, now listen. We are going...to be here for the next week. I paid the sitter in advance. I know we don't really have the money for that right now, but you need to learn to be good to me even when the money is low. And you don't know how to do that Diane. Now I've been putting up with this long enough. I asked the boys what they thought I should do and one of them mentioned. It was just a thought." I paused for a bit, thinking how I was going to word the next part."Bobbie, I have an idea. Let me finish this and then think about it before you answer. OK?"She nodded her head."OK. I gave you $200 at lunch today, promising you that I would lend you the money, right? OK. Then I will lend you that $200. You can pick out your own interest rate and terms. Just sign an I-O-U for it before you leave here today."But I won't lend you the entire $600 you asked for. You don't. My mind was the greatest equalizer. Many of the jocks found that out in High School and college ... they learned to leave me well alone always. Cross me and extremely bad things could happen.I never forget good things done for me or bad things done towards me or to me. I plan for everything in my life and my plans for good things were always spectacular, while my plans for the bad just as spectacular in a less positive way. I had a reputation for that. Theresa knew about that reputation. She'd. Unfortunately, the water main break on Twenty-Third Street opened up the pavement and swallowed the entire bus with a single gulp that astonished all within viewing distance.After all the ambulances and the fire trucks had left, a forlorn Amy sat on top of the fire hydrant sticking out from the First National Bank looking confused and uncertain why they didn't do anything to help her in her plight. In fact, it was as if she was completely invisible to all around her.She heard two old ladies.