A loud, highly amplified voice greeted her. ‘LAAAAAAAAAADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE STAR OF OUR SHOW – THE UNSTOPPABLE, THE UNTOUCHABLE, THE LOOOOOVEL... IMMACULATE SISTER MARY PAYNE!’ The roar from the crowd was deafening – nearly drowning out the announcer. Some shouted her name, others yelled out sexual acts they would do to her that may or may not be impossible to perform. Mary ignored everything except for the large cage in the middle of the open arena. Faded signs of old corporations lined the. Say, a clean air initiative.”“Then what’s the point?”“Voters are more passionate about some candidates than others. Some policies. If you really feel strongly, you can concentrate your enthusiasm for your favorite candidate.”Pilar nodded, “Or against.”I told Pilar, “You need to carry a whistle, a flashlight, a crucifix, and a loaded Glock.”“Of course.”The kids were Ubering to, and from, Knuckleheads Saloon. With their fake IDs that showed them to be 18. They would be seeing Yvette Landry.. ”“Well, I am Irish, and my name...”“English, Irish, you are all the same,” he said.A genuine Irishman would have dissuaded him of that erroneous view by punching his lights out. I was only a pseudo-Irishman, but even so made him aware of his horrendous error.“Like a Neapolitan and a Tuscan are the same?”He had the good manners to acknowledge his transgression.“In that case I apologise for the insult.”He held out his hand. “I am Francesco Caracciolo. Who have I the honour of addressing?”I shook. He took it down in his room before he even opened it, then I heard him laughing downstairs. He sounded kind of evil, oh god that sounds terrible for a mother to say. My therapist has advised me that when I'm feeling anxious about something I should keep my thoughts written down, so this is me doing that. Ideally this will only go for an entry or two, then I can rip it up.His dad, Ed is away on a business trip for the week. I'll be really happy when he comes home, is it a sign I'm a bad mother.