." She won't, I promise."Melinda wanted to believe her sister. She had no other hope. She doubted she could take much more. It had been a struggle tha... morning just to maintain her anger and frustration. It was all too easy to fall into the rhythm Aunt Jo wished of her, if for no other reason than sheer exhaustion at resisting it.She had sensed over the past few days that Jo had been holding back. Jo had avoided complete control for the fun of humiliating her, or perhaps to weaken her resolve. No time like the present, so I waved Kumi over to give the four some coffee and she brought coffee and some small cupcake looking pastries that looked like tiny pineapple upside down cakes. I began when the four were seated, "My original intent was to flip this place, but the family has fallen in love with it. I note you four seem to enjoy being here as well." The two women were grinning and the men were nodding. "One of the problems is the house isn't large enough for all the guests we could. That’s a navel that you could die for! I then thought my Uncle was indeed lucky.On our way back, I and Mami were again sitting beside each other in the front seat. Now, this was an evening time. It was getting dark. To our amazement, the situation came in sync with what we wanted.The family members asked the driver to stop in between. It was a popular place to do shopping for some rare house decors. All our family members got down. My uncle asked if my mami wanted to come along. She obviously. They grow up so fast... ‘ could be heard. Brian wanted none of this, being too big now. Jimmy told his mother to ‘Get a life!’ Finally, they were loaded, and we waved as the bus pulled out. Personally, I’ve been telling them since childbirth, “Eighteen, and you’re out!” Worked for me! Then I loaded Debby into the car, and we took off, too.It was a five-hour drive to the seashore town we were staying. Shortly after we left, Debby, still looking a touch green, reclined her seat and went to sleep..