“He has a permanent rent on the penthouse. Your friend must know him.”“Very likely,” he said. “She has friends all over. She probably contac...ed him because I got the date wrong. One of these days I must teach myself to give up the absent-minded professor act.”“Are you actually a professor?’“Yes,” he said, laughing. “That’s what makes it so hard to drop the act."~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Diane drove over to the house, saw the electrician’s van on the drive, so parked in the street. The front door was locked,. Looked at me hard, she put the nightie back in the bag, turned on her heels and went back to the store. I stood there alone in the parking lot wondering what she was going to do or say. When this get out, I thought, well, I guess I could get a job at the gas station. I took a moment and steeled myself and went back to work. I ate my lunch alone and went back to work. I spent the rest of the day watching everyone. When I had to go up front and bag, I watched the cashiers, I looked for. From somewhere, DaBigBoom had no idea where, she pulled out a sack of gear that was bigger than her, Schreck and Fiore combined.Computer RPG physics, no point in being surprised, DaBigBoom thought."You." She beckoned to DaBigBoom. "Time to equip you. The high HP gear I think." There was a gleam in Pihanga's eye DaBigBoom didn't like at all.She threw him a flak jacket that looked more suited to a cop game. DaBigBoom had no idea what it was doing in a fantasy RPG, but it was armour and DaBigBoom. I have been asking him for so long. I think I am losing it,” she had tears rolling down her eyes.“It’s okay, Mom. I get it. I completely understand,” I tried consoling her, as her body crashed onto mine, and she hugged me tightly, crying.It had been a couple of hours since my mom had woken up. But she was still in her t-shirt and pajama, she wore at night. She had been requesting and arguing with dad, over having a second child, as she cooked breakfast for him.And even though dad had left for.