"That's 'cause almost everything is their fault," Chubby asserted. "They fucked it up with Europe and the United fucking Kingdom. They fucked it up wi...h civil rights, the economy, the environment, race relations ... You name it, they fucked it up. That fucking Ivan Eisenegger and Eric Esterhazy: they're cunts!"He hissed the final 's' of his tirade and was clearly intending to follow through with more, but Charles spoke first."It's not the government's fault that the oil's all run out," he said.. Maybe I stepped too far. Maybe I made a mistake. There was no turning back now.“Do you want to open your present?” I asked. His jaw twitched from how tense he was. He didn’t respond. He just stared at my chest and the pink ribbon adorning it. At first I wanted to run away and hide in my room for eternity. Maybe adopt a new identity and move to Europe. How could I be so stupid? I kept asking myself. But then I realized a very important detail. The fabric of his shorts was taut. From my angle I. "Your name is Sarah Elizabeth Black." -K"Are you sure, mommy? It sounds weird." -Sa"Yes baby, it has been since you were born 2 years ago." -K"Okay mommy. Why am I in the hopsic- hospica- here?" -Sa"You were in an accident when mommy was fighting a bad guy. You hit your head pretty bad and the doctor says you might not remember much before the accident." -K"Oh, Okay. I'm sleepy mommy, can I take a nap?" -Sa"Okay honey, get some rest. The doctor says we can go home tomorrow, you're gonna love. I felt I had done my best to persuade her and I hoped that Kim wasn't too disappointed."I'm sorry, Kim. I guess I could have lied and said something about believing in God or whatever, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it." I know. Her world is very black and white. I don't know why she changed so much, but she did. I've often wondered if Poppa knew why. He's so different from her -- happy and full of fun. The women all love him." He never remarried though." No. He's had a couple of long.