There was always a waiting line for a table most afternoons and evenings. My uncle liked the increase in business. One Sunday while I was sitting in h...s study, I said ‘I could do even better if the place just was bigger so I could seat more customers.’ Three weeks later I was invited to attend a Police Benefit Association banquet. While I was eating and drinking with all the police big shots, the building my restaurant and a couple of other stores were in burnt to the ground. No one was. ”“Mum, it’s the middle of the night! What are you doing??” I asked again in the vague hope I might get some sort of rational answer.“When I was in here yesterday, I noticed the wallpaper in this room is far too young for you. You’re becoming a young woman. You need a bedroom to match. I thought we could start by painting the walls. How about that nice soft lemon color we used in your sister’s room. Would you like that? We have some spare tins of that color paint so it’s no trouble.”I looked at. Steve has heard this before from his Mother but he acts surprised and says " Sick disgusting monsters ", Thomas says " I asked the village leaders if your Mother could live with my Son and I in my house and they said yes, I did this so your Mother wouldn't be gang raped by all the Men in the village anymore ". Steve says " Really? And when she lived with you and Kevin did you both rape her? ", Kevin says " You don't understand Steve, one of the many new laws that Neo Evolution passed is that. I dunno. an 8 is the new 5 it seems to me. I mean everyone gets eights and so that's the middle of the bell curve. basically the scale for stories, reflected in reviews, is 7-10 ... a four point scale with anything less than a six being punishment. Maybe it's a love hate thing. "I love your story, I give you a 10" or "I hate your story. I give you a six, because I don't want to hurt your feelings."Of course I get 1's all the time, so I'm biased about scores.I'm just rambling on. I'd like to see.