FIVE YEARS PRIORI had met Sarah. She came by to do the housekeeping. I learned later that she had just finished 9th grade and had recently turned 15. ...y wife was gone to do some shopping. I was on the front porch reading a book. Sarah came by to do the housekeeping, which was minimal, because this was just our second day there. I noticed that she was wearing a basketball jersey under her uniform shirt. When she completed what needed to be done Sarah came out of the cabin.“All finished!” she. I remembered overhearing his father tell Daddy that he thought his kid would give him a stroke or end up in prison or, more likely, both. After hearing Daddy agree with his friend, I decided to avoid the kid. Well, that was then and this was now. I wasn’t inclined to let Daddy make my calls anymore. ‘Sure, have a seat. I remember you now,’ I said with a nod. ‘So, if your dad is Big Tony, does that make you Little Tony?’ He shrugged as he sat, although I saw the barest flicker – an echo of some. There among toasters and other random relics of a by-gone era sat what could only be called a genie's lamp.Now, John was no fool. He knew damn well genies were not real but he also felt a strange urge to buy this lamp. It just needed a good polish and it could probably fetch double or more from some antiques dealer. John picked up the deceptively heavy lamp and carried it to the register to buy it. The little old man behind the counter looked like he hadn't ever been younger than at least 200. I rolled out of bed, slowly shutting the door as I went down the hallway and into the living room. Shiann was up, sitting at the edge of the couch in the dark. The TV was on, some nurse show, but she was curled up into the corner of the couch, knees pulled up, typing away on her phone. She barely looked up from her phone as I came in. I plopped down on the couch and reached for the remote to change the channel."I'm watching this," she lazily stated while barely glancing up at me. I rolled.