Die Intelligenz habe ich im Übrigen von meiner Mutter vererbt bekommen. Sie wollte Lehrerin werden, wurde dann aber mit mir Schwanger und das Resulta... dessen kennt ihr ja…Mein Vater war Hausmeister eines Krankenhauses und musste ständig irgendetwas reparieren oder putzen. Sein Gehalt war nicht gerade goldig, aber es reichte für unser beider Leben immerhin aus. Mein Vater spielte jedes Mal Lotto, in der Hoffnung einmal gewinnen zu können. Alle meine Vorrechnungen der Gewinnwahrscheinlichkeiten. I had no desire to buy a car until I had to. We lived close enough, 15 miles, to my school, ASU, and to the store, 2 miles, that I was able to arrange things so that I really didn’t need one.“Saturday night,” said Pen.“Huh?” I said.“Cherry for dinner. At the Harrington, okay? I did raise my eyebrow a bit, but I could afford it. I’d be paying. I wouldn’t stand for anything else. I knew she’d argue with me about it since she made twice what I did, but I would not give in. I had something special. She decided to take some medication first.She stumbled downstairs and looked through the medicine cabinet. Amandawalked in a second later. She was wide awake and was already dressed ina white t-shirt and a pair of shorts. "Hey, morning!"Jessica groaned as she swallowed the pills.Amanda started laughing. "Oh, hangover, huh? Well, I told you not todrink so much."Jessica's head was still pounding, and she wondered if changing back tonormal would get rid of it. She reached over the ring and twisted. ’ With a kiss on the cheek she sent him on his way and began dressing, shoving Nicholas and his words out of her mind. She entered the ballroom in a figure hugging pale pink satin dress, with slender straps leading to a plunging neckline in front and back and a small train. With her hair swept up the jewels around her neck sparkled along with the ones that adorned her ears and made her the main attraction. She smiled while mingling wit the guests though she really longed to go home and cry..