They started arguing again and a few minutes later they both nodded. Mom said we should go back by camp and get a couple of pack mules. We did, then h...aded out to the trading post. Lettie went into the wagon before we left and got two hundred dollars in gold.At the trading post, mom started pointing out things and telling us how many of each we'd need. There was one happy man behind the counter at the trading post. He said it was the biggest single sale he'd ever made. When he got through. She said you can talk to her. Go do it.”“Maybe I will.”“Can you believe it though.”“I’m not really thinkin’ ‘bout it,” confessed the eleven year-old Jeramiah. “We ain’t never had a life this good.”“You right, li’l bruh. I guess I need to talk to her.”Rochelle was reading a murder mystery. She was reclined on the chaise lounge across the room from her bed. As she turned a page, she heard a knock at the door.“Who’s there,” the woman asked.“It’s Coree,” the changing voice revealed.“Come in,. Tom paid for the taxi, which pleased Elaine, and the three went upstairs to the flat. One warm drink later, Elaine was in bed and Sandra had Tom to herself in the lounge. Elaine lay in bed for a while, hearing their voices, but as the voices became subdued, Elaine drifted off to sleep.Sandra was pleased with her choice. Muscular, Tom was, but he was quite gentle too, especially as he was only 26. Surprisingly mature for a male his age, she thought. She let him make the first move, feeling that. The last time Iwas in this office circumstances were a little different. This time Isit in front of his desk, crossing my long legs and playing every inchthe forty-something woman. The difference this time is I'm not worriedabout being caught: I just want to know where I stand."Yes Principal Chalmers," I say sweetly, watching him round his desk andsit behind it. He looks tired. Old. What was I thinking? He isn'tlooking at me. He can't look at me."I was hoping," he says, looking down at his.