”“Ohhh, NO!”Jill, being the good friend she is, dropped the subject and the two continued looking at other pictures until Jill had to leave abou... 45 minutes before I came home, although there were a few uncomfortable moments.“I’m so embarrassed because of you” Lisa said to me with tears welling up, “How can I face Jill now and what do I say?”“Just acknowledge the elephant in the room,” I said as I pulled Lisa into my chest to comfort her and to avoid another of her chest thumps. “The next time. " Come on, Bobbie, let's go play dolls," Mary giggled.Bob thought about making a speedy exit until he saw thewoman walk away with his clothes."Hey, those are my clothes," Bob yelled."You won't be needing them," the woman yelled back.Bob sat down by Mary, who handed him a doll. Bob washurting all over and decided to remove the clothes. But hecouldn't reach the buttons on the dress, the shoes werewedged on too tight, and the panties seemed to be gluedonto him.The woman came back carrying a wig,. She had lived in the apartment opposite me since I was a little girl.” “Had she always been alone?” Samir asked with a real sense of concern in his voice. “She never mentioned anyone… Well, she often spoke of you in her last days. At the time I thought they were just confused ramblings of an old woman, but now I see she was speaking the truth… Except, you don’t look how she described.” “How old was she when she passed?” “Eighty-Six.” “Oh my. Well she kept hold of the pendant for many years. The room had a bed, a TV, a dresser, and a closet. Across the room, there was a small kitchen area with a stove, sink, and small fridge. I sat on my cousin's bed and turned his TV on to the show I was watching upstairs.Latrell locked his door and knelt down in front of me speaking in a low voice, "I have a secret to show you, but you can't tell anybody." Something felt off about the whole thing. My heart jumped. "You have to promise." I nodded. He said he was going to show me how grown ups.