"Ich riss die T?r auf, so das meine Haare im dadurch entstandenen Luftzugwehten. "Wie bitte?!", fragte ich ungl?ubig. Meine Mutter machte ein zweiSchr...tte r?ckw?rts."Yumiko, du musst nicht gleich in die Luft gehen wegen so einer Frage.Das geh?rt sich nicht f?r eine junge Dame wie dich."Ich blickte meine Mutter nur noch sprachlos an. Sie hatte mich geradeYumiko genannt - ich wurde aber die letzten 17 Jahre meines Lebens Yutakagenannt, weshalb mich dieser neue Name etwas verwirrte. Das. She was conflicted by the fact, that what now troubled her so much, also excited her just as much, if not more.When school started Mike was dreading the first time he'd run into Jennie. What would she say to him? What would he say? There was simply no way to go through school and not talk to each other.He just hoped that she wouldn't bring up what he'd done over the summer. Even if she said bad things to him, and called him names, he wouldn't say anything, and he'd just hope that it would wear. KJ was easily pleased when it came to the decorations even though they seemed rather tacky. Simone was quite thankful. How to manage things financially was still a bit of a mystery. This was an unexpected expense. Toys were going to be a challenge. She was scared to file for child support. Scared that her husband would retaliate. Or worse yet, he would attempt to take KJ just out of pure meanness. He had money. She made just enough to sustain them. Sometimes the bill juggling, as basic as they. .. Cat. Rex was even there, although it could've just been a bit of beach driftwood with a wig on.It was the first day of summer, and it was awful. Instead of warm sunshine, there'd been a chill in the air, one that plucked goose bumps on your skin. The water was icy, every wave made of serrated shark's teeth that stung your skin red. The only amusing thing about it was how hard everyone tried to pretend they were having fun. Robbie built a sandcastle, knocking it down when his hands shivered.