Just like when we werekids."When Eugene saw himself in the mirror, he knew he shouldn't have beensurprised, but that didn't make the newfound image an... easier to dealwith. His blond hair had been cut into a short wedge teased high on top,and his makeup had been reapplied in a much heavier, more dramaticfashion. The most disconcerting thing was that his ears had been pierced,and he now had two large silver globes dangling at the sides of his face."You pierced my ears. I can't believe you!" That. His mother was the first to get down and as Amar alighted he slipped which made his mother lend him a hand. This was a blessing in disguise as his mother entwined her hand with his and held it supporting him. Holding each other’s hands as they climbed a few steps her elbow brushed his chest which made Amar delighted. Gripping her hand he led her into the mall. Entering the mall Mayuri tried to dislodge her hand but when she felt him gripping it hard she let it stay put and leaning on him. She had with her a guy who looked like he'd just stepped out of an old Marlboro commercial, all rough-cut and handsome. The guy called the older guy flying the plane 'General, ' and I thought that was interesting. Anyway it turned out that this gal owned the Cessna, although she usually chartered it out, and this retired general was her chief pilot. We found out a little later that her little air charter business was only a sideline, she was actually a project manager for some R&D firm down in. Then to make things even worse his long time friend and mentor Jamella Gardner passed away. She left him a chunk of change when she passed but there are some things more valuable than money.Everything was going to be good with him going to the Final Four. He was going to win a championship and then go and be the top three pick that every scout had been telling him since he showed what he could do the previous summer when he played with USA Basketball. In the Final Four he was the man, scoring.