’ Anna said. ‘Sweetie, you have any idea how rare modesty is in this place?’ The girl shook her head. She looked at Tess. ‘Tab?’ ‘Mine, i... you would.’ Tess replied. The girl nodded and started to turn away. ‘You working late?’ Anna asked. The girl looked back. ‘Excuse me?’ ‘I was just wondering if you might want to join us later?’ Anna said. ‘I, well, I don’t. I’m not allowed to.’ The girl was babbling. ‘With the customers, I mean. It’s a rule.’ Anna nodded and the girl turned to leave, Anna. So as a part of my test, when she was preparing food in a kitchen I went into her room and started searching for some evidence. While doing so, she caught me red-handed.She said: “What were you doing??” I said: “Nothing, nothing” and went past her and sat on the couch.She sat on the other sofa and I said: “I wasn’t doing anything I just got confused while searching for wash-room”(I knew I fucked up) She said: “Really, No you weren’t you were spying on me”I said: “Why would I be spying on you.. Your dad did something bad and I need to think things over. But maybe I shouldn’t have been so quick to send him away.” I listened as she continued on about her misgivings and worries for our futures as a family. In my turn, I revealed my knowledge of why my dad was not here now, the knowledge of what I had heard outside when I returned from the creek ahead of Sami.Mom was so angry with herself for not being there for dad, when he needed her, hence his badly chosen surrogate when masturbating,. -----000-----Exhausted, I finally parked the car in the garage at 7:20. I walked upthe well-lit path and the front door opened. I walked in and dropped mybriefcase, which got placed on the small foyer table. The foyer was ofcourse immaculate. The front door was quietly closed behind me.I wearily made my way toward the dining room. The table was set, the winewas poured, the ice in the carafe chilled the water. A small bowl of soupwas placed before me. Butternut squash. It was delicious but I.