“Hello,” I said loudly as I walked towards the door. “Is anyone there? Stephen is that you?” I called out. I began to feel a little freaked ou..., so I threw on my clothes on quickly and headed into the living room. “Um Leigh, did you call me?” Stephen asked like he was nervous, staring down at the floor playing with the drawstrings on his shorts. “Yeah I did,” I said. “But it was nothing,” I added wondering why he was so fidgety. “Um, well, um, do you want to watch some TV with me?” he asked.. "You mean besides the fact that my husband died a few daysago?" Nancy made a face like she was about to say something, but I cuther off before she said anything, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it likethat. Things have been hectic, Nance, what with Charlie moving in afterI left her, and then her slipping off to the bars... I'm just trying tokeep a hold of my sanity, is all."She set to work on my hair. "How is Charlie, anyway?"I sighed. "She's not doing all that well. She was close to her dad, andthen. Afterwards, a different tool shaped more like surgical tongs was used to grip the lug. It would grab the lug and then a rod could be slid upwards to re-engage the squid so that it could be pulled out. It seemed pretty elaborate, but had a gynecological instrument-like quality to it that left her believing it was well thought out. The box guaranteed that if used properly the squid would never slip out even if jogging or swimming. The remote had a complex variety of settings with some kind of. They seemed satisfied, talking among themselves quietly. Pointing to the boys they said, “Thank you.” Pointing to the gorillas they asked, “Friends?”I turned to the gorillas and looked. I took two steps toward the gorillas and asked them, “You and the people, friends?”The large male looked at me and then at the people. He looked back at me, “Friends, if good for you.”“They are good for me.”I turned back to the people, “They are friends if you are friends and I am friend with both of you..