“Madam,” she read, “it is with great pleasure that we advise you that the complaint that was lodged against you has been rejected. Following an ...nvestigation into the matter, we have come to the conclusion that your son is living in an environment that is favourable for his present and future wellbeing and that there is no situation that would justify his removal.“Furthermore, we have been able to confirm through various sources that the original complaint was lodged with the purpose of causing. My birth certificate was authenticated. After all that we got down to business. As the closest male descendent of the line I was to inherit an island if I performed certain tasks.An elderly gentleman read aloud from the contract laid out over one hundred years before. The heir would only be granted ownership and access to the funds under management if an impressive home was raised on the site of the original homestead and was occupied by said heir for a period of one full year. The princely sum. I was ready toreally give her a piece of my mind. She closed her door behind her andled me to her closet so we could speak without being overheard. I decidedto let her have the first word, before I told her I would not, under anycircumstances, agree to join her in bed with a man. I was holding outhope that Mandy would not disappoint me. I couldn't believe she wouldtest her friendship with Grace in such a manner.Closing the closet door behind us, now enclosing us in confined space ofher. I flipped it, and suddenly I looked like a comic book super hero. I had the wide shoulders, tapering waist and bulging muscles of a cartoon character. At the same time, the whole thing looked somehow alien. Maybe it was cartoon proportions translated to real life, or maybe it was something else, but in the suit, I did not quite look human. The smooth, almost featureless not-quite-a-face where the face should be added to the effect as well."All right, now for the real show," Bud said as we stood.