. the house and garage was less than ideal. The house was slated for demolishing when an International Conglomerate bought it. Investment it was said....The Flintkotes are ‘caretakers’.Surprise was said to be a recent war widow ... Vietnam. In this, the year of our Lord, 1972, nobody asked. Tyche was too young for school and the widow was making ends meet ... or so she said.“Cash,” she said. “Strictly cash.” And so it was. Having an income made her a target for the layabouts. Having a child .... I could do without the tests, but not because I thought I would have an issue with any of them. My grasp of the subjects I was taking was better than it would be simply by attending classes, paying attention to the lessons, taking excellent notes, taking part in class discussions, and doing my homework. My friends, (actual ones, not pretend ones), were also doing very well in their classes.One thing I’ve come to realize, reading back over this story of mine is that I don’t give a lot of detail.. Willie had not displayed this trait, but it was now obvious that her eyesight was extremely degraded. (It is another widely-held misconception that all albinos have pink eyes; and while a very few do, the vast majority of those I came into contact with shared Willie's eye coloring - pale blue.)"Who is it, Willie?" I asked levelly.She took a deep breath. She suddenly looked like a child. A child in trouble."It's my husband."Another shock. I took a deep breath and turned to meet the oncoming. That year, the wine goblet arrived.Cynthia closed the cabinet still smiling. The man was persistent; at least when it came to drinking. If he'd shown this kind of tenacity in his professional life she'd be working for him. She wondered what kind of boss he'd be like. She'd seen him looking at her. Would he make her spend long nights alone in his office..."God what is wrong with me?" she asked aloud. This was Harold after all. But when she thought about it more, if Harold was aggressive enough.