...Down the corridor, past the open doors and into the airport, the cool breeze chilling the nervous sweat covering my body....A crowd of people were ...athered to great their families and loved ones on the plane with me....Scanning the crowd for a glimpse of you and nothing...wait beyond the rows of people by yourself leaning against a column you are looking my direction and speaking on your phone. Our eyes meet and we begin to walk towards each other. Oblivious to the crowd around us we meet. They got out of their beds and stood before me naked and stretching.“Girls, Lynn Mom is ready to have her babies. Would you please help me get the rest of the girls up and dressed? It looks like a rainy day so warm clothes please.”“Yes daddy.”They moved with purpose and did not bitch and moan like so many big sisters I had dealt with.They went to Genevieve and Erin Lynn’s room and told them the good news and the marching orders for the day. The four oldest made the rounds and washed and. "Should we openit?" Why not? It's not like we are being rude. The guy died a long timeago and we moved into his old house. Maybe there is money in it." SaidJoey. Joey opened the envelope, pulled out the letter and read italoud. Mr. Jennings,I know it was you who has been spreading hateful and racist jokes aroundthe office and I know you are personally responsible for denying mypromotion because I am black. I was angry at you for the longest time,but I have come to realize that. " He justwanted to do something different. He asked for various stylesthat he surprisingly knew about. He guessed that he was more hipthan he thought. Eventually he got a style that he liked.The only thing that he could not do as instructed, no matter howhard he tried, was pace himself with the dipstick. He smokedmore and more dipstick each day. Now, he only had a handfulleft. By the end of the day, he would be completely out. Thisbothered him greatly. He wasn't sure if he was more bothered.