It could have been cardboard for all I cared. I loved it for the picture, and not the frame anyway.I hugged it to my chest, and with tears in my eyes ... looked at the three of them and said, "I'll always treasure this. I love you guys and I'll always keep this with me no matter where I go."Janny said, "Now it's my turn." She handed me a package that was a lot bigger. I opened it and found a beautiful blue dress. I held it up. From the feel of it, I thought it was real silk. I very carefully. An anthropologist heard of a tribe in the center of New Guinea who followed the English legal tradition, so he went to investigate. After a trek of a month he finally reached the tribe. He conversed with the chief, and asked how it happened that they followed English law. The chief explained that once a month a plane flew over the village and dropped a load of London Times, and they followed what was written in the newspaper.In fact, the chief said, there’s court the following day, and would. .. passed away." What? When?" Either last night or this morning." How?" No one knows yet. We were going to go out for coffee and, oh Frankie, I found her in her bed. I called 911 but they said it was too late and nothing could be done."Frankie's heart sank as he listened to his mom weep. It reminded him of when he was a small child and how she'd cry, usually about his dad, and he'd hold her while she'd cry in his hair. "Do you want me to come home, Mom?" No. You've got school and I know Sandra. "Hello?" Hey, this is Alex." Oh, you're Jaime's friend?" Yes. Is he in?" He's in the shower I'm afraid, you can call back in about half an hour or I can take a message if you want." Yeah, could you just ask him, no um, never mind." Are you sure?" Can you ask him if he wants to come to Bristol and get him to call me?" Does he have your number?" No," I reeled it off, "Thanks."Exactly twenty nine minutes later the phone rings again. I pressed the speaker button, and flopped onto my bed."Alex?" Yes.