Jenny would be home any minute, and Mary didn't want to ruin her daughter's birthday enthusiasm with her own dark emotions. That could wait until toni...ht, when she was alone, when her thoughts couldn't cloud her child's. The thirty-nine year old mother of one sighed deeply. The sacrifices, emotionally, psychologically and financially, she'd made to raise her daughter and keep her family afloat weighed heavily on her shoulders. Even though they were happy to help, borrowing from her in-laws to. She said that her bosswas a different person. She asked, "If she knows Kevin Schwartz?" Shesaid "No, who is that?" "Can you tell me, who are the partners of thefirm?" She told her the names, not one she knew! She told Annie, "Thankyou, and Goodbye, Annie."The manager said that he has to call the police since the bill is$748.85. He knew what the situation was! She said, "Please, don't!I'll get the money from my girlfriends." He said that, "And you'll leaveforever, nope!" So, he called. Graves made. It just made him walk quicker, practically dragging Elsie behind him. ‘Farewell,’ she said as they walked out the door. Parking had been poor, leaving the two of them with a long, silent walk to the car. For a long while, Ronald simply didn’t know what to say. Finally, he asked, ‘What…’ He paused for a long moment, the silence between them seeming to have taken on a life of its own. ‘What was it like?’ Elsie’s voice was taut. ‘I don’t want to talk about it,’ she said. THEN: ‘And. "At least we’ll have a few days to catch up. I hope you’re all rested up. Tonight, you belong to me!"I smiled, blushing a little, content to lean my head against her shoulder, secretly thinking how nice it would be to have an actual girlfriend that I could snuggle with and feel as close as I did with Ruby. I must have sighed, for she stroked my hair gently, kissing my forehead."Hey, you’ll meet someone, Jillian. Just give it time." She paused, lifting my chin with her hand, forcing me to look.