I gulped, a girl looked back at me."We'll have your ears pierced on Monday but until then you can wear these clip on ear rings." May suggested and she...slipped a pearl ear ring on my left ear lobe and tightened the tiny screws."Hey!" I protested as she handed me the other ear ring,"Lots of boys have their ears pierced," Martha explained, "But we haven't had our tea yet!" Come Martha, let Frances get settled in, upstairs on the left Frances," May said and they bustled away.I took my cases up the. I came from an average family, I studied philosophy at my local community college and I now work as a waitress at a local bar. I make just enough to make modest living and though I have always desired more in life, I have rarely been presented with a chance to do more with my life. Until one day when it came.It seemed like a normal package. It was just a cardboard box though it had no return address. All it had on the outside was a note: A chance to be something greater. I took it back into my. A panicked Iris ducked behind their cover, their heart pounding and her fingers begging for the warmth of a fire as she clutched them close. “Your brother’s a psycho!” She yelled at the boy to her side, who replied with an apologetic smile.“At least you don’t have to live with him.” Arthur joked. “Whatever happens don’t let him get to you, me and you, we've got this!”The girl returned with a smile of her own at the boy’s enthusiasm, yet Victor’s harsh words persisted. “Stay still you damn runt!. " It was a very important time for me, Anne. I saw Mom and Dad being themselves. We sort of submerged ourselves in each other." Will told me. He said it was beautiful, the way the three of you almost swept away all those awful years and loved each other." Did he tell you about the drawing he did out at the ranch?" He said he did one of you watching your folks make love." Anne, it was beautiful. My mom burst into tears when she looked at it. She hugged Will for about an hour, it seemed. It made.