.” started Victoria.“Your mom isn’t real keen on having his wife be seen with us at places like this,” said Nathan Grimes.“Hey, we’re poor...too,” said a voice I wasn’t sure I recognized, but obviously a guest of the Grimes. Yes, but you’re not too proud to let us pay,” laughed Nathan. “Besides you’re not really poor anyway, especially your intended there. Right Lana?”“Hmm, we eat regular,” said a female voice I also didn’t recognize.“I’d have no problem with John Michael being here,” said. They passed wearable beer bongs, inflatable muscle shirts,creepy animatronic plush dolls, and a whole section of anime underwear."Ok, here's what we're going to do," Tiny pulled the changing creaturein towards him, squeezing Jeffi's shoulders against his. "Go into thechanging room and strip naked. Hand me your old icky man clothes, andI'll give you stuff to try on. Once you're dressed, you can come out andwe'll all see how cute you are! We can just keep trying until we've madea proper Siss-T. He read until he came to a word in the article that made him stop."What is that word?" he asked irritably, squinting at the page. "Why do they have to use words this long in newspapers?" Ask Speedy," Mom said. So he handed me the paper and pointed at the word. "What's that word say?" he asked me.Chewing oatmeal, I glanced at the word quickly and announced, "Antidisestablishmentarianism."He sat back in amazement. "Well, damn," he breathed. "How'd he know a big word like that?" I don't know," Mom. “Useless oaf”, the old man said as he stepped into the room and closed the door behind him. “I think today is as good a day as any for me to tell you a few truths about your husband.”The old man sighed as he sat at the edge of the bed.Varsha wondered what secrets the old man was going to tell her. Her blood was cold and she felt a shiver run through her body.The old man patted the spot next to the bed, indicating she should join him. Innocently, she complied.“Lokesh, is the most useless of all.