There was a ring of dead vegetation that extended in an almost perfect circle about ten feet out from the plants.The plant looked like nothing Pete ha... seen any of his botany books - he would have remembered such a purpley plant. The deadness around the small group intrigued him. He was well aware that the root of the word 'intoxication' was 'toxic.' Almost all inebriants were also poisons in large enough doses. Alcohol, narcotics, stimulants, heck, even nicotine could kill; it was just a. So, shemade me wear my hair in a similar style to hers. We also started wearingmatching lip gloss. We even painted our nails the same color. The othergirls thought it was a hoot. I found it humiliating. Liz thought it wasgreat. She even told me that she was proud that I was letting Amandafeminize me a little. She thought it would make me a better housekeeper.One day, Amanda asked me to do her a favor. Her boyfriend needed ahousekeeper on Sundays during the football season. He and his. A con artist would lie about that because it’s not exactly respectable. “Now you have to tell me yours.” “Fair enough,” I said. “I estimate about 2,000.” She didn’t even blink. Instead, she commiserated with me. “I can imagine that it gets lonely sometimes.” “Well, the band keeps us all together, so I’m not suffering with loneliness, but it’s a little hard to break away from the groupies. They throw themselves at me every night – even stewardesses do. And sometimes I think all they really want. I know that marriage is not the same in Outer Space. But you must tell me who.”Frank, Paulo and even Angela looked nervous. “Mama, we are going to invite one more man to our group. Pablo, who helps Paulo in the kitchen.”“I am your mother. I know when you are not telling me everything.” Mama seemed to be heating up a bit. Her face was just a bit flushed. Frank could tell that if she got rolling, no one would survive unscathed. She needed to be derailed and only the truth would do.“Mama. Paulo.