Now that it was finally nearing time to implement the final phase of her plan, Amanda was excited, especially after she learned that she was going to ...e able to kill two birds with one stone. Not only was she going to demonstrate her power to control Cris, she would have a golden opportunity to put that little bitch Missy in her place.Missy was Cris's on-again, off-again girlfriend. She was the typical 'good girl'; the one who had signed a chastity vow and made a big deal of letting everyone. Alex was upset but this was not something new. Lately when he called Alice she had been refusing a lot. She said she had been helping her parents a lot more frequently with church business since thanksgiving. She said now that she was older they trusted her more and wanted her to help with the important holiday preparations.Since he didn't have a date the Saturday before Christmas Alex just went down town to hang with his friends. They were walking from the pool hall over to the small quick. ." What school?" Mary asked, using her finger to lift a drip of mayo off Iris's thigh."Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Anyway, a school friend got me the interview, and that's what I've been doing. Then, this week, another friend in New York..." How come you're not in the fashion racket?" Ken interrupted."I graduated on a Thursday, and on Friday I decided I couldn't stand the viciousness and stupidity of that business. All the 'great' designers seemed like phonies and opportunists. If Annie pays me $1,000/month, she puts $6,000 into the cushion account each year. If she pays the first month and last month in advance, that puts the first year at $8,000. If deposit is one and a half times rent, add $1,500. Once we add cleaning deposit, key deposit, and credit report, I think I can push those fees to $500, and then the first year makes her $10,000 to the good." If we keep things at that level, after 5 years, she has paid 34,000 dollars. Around that time, with our youngest.