”, I stated, looking her dead in the eye.As soon as I finished my sentence and the words struck her it further convinced me that those nine people w...o had harassed me for so long knew something about what happened to my mother. “I’m have no idea what you mean….”, she stuttered. “Yes, you do…… but it’s ok. Tell them when I’m sure…. I’m coming for them.”, I replied, getting up and going to the counter.I took my order and paid for it then walked outside and got into my car. One look through the. "That's not fair," I said. "ANY man would want to get you pregnant." That's not true," she said. "Langston doesn't want to get me pregnant. I made him look at me naked and he didn't even get a boner." You did?" My voice squeaked on the last word."Yes, and I looked at him naked too. It was interesting ... but looking at his penis and chest and all that didn't make me feel all wiggly like looking at you does." When did all this happen?" I asked. The image of two teenagers, playing doctor for all. He always wanted me to peg him, and at the time, that was just such a turn-off. But after we graduated, he went to work for Brown-Bovari, someplace in New Jersey.” “Yeah, but he quit. And you know what today is?” “Yeah, it’s Saturday,” Charlene responded. “No, Silly, not the day of the week, the DATE!” “It’s …um.. August 20. OH! August 20 th ! That’s the day that new band is supposed to be playing the concert in the park this afternoon. Brass Boots. We were gonna go hear them.” “Bingo,”. ‘How about you?’ he asked, trying to catch his breath. ‘I was fine until you landed on me,’ she replied squeezing his hand. ‘I’m okay. Really I am.’ Her pain was starting to abate a little. Jason raised up on his elbows and cocked his ear towards the ceiling. The storm still raged angrily above them. ‘I wonder when it’ll stop.’ ‘I hope it’s soon.’ All she could think of was her store and what the storm was doing to it. ‘My God, will there be anything left when it’s done?’ she wondered aloud..