“You two must be thirsty, I’ll also get Inday to get us some biscuits and…” “Mama, you’re doing it again” Carlota cut in. “Whenever I ...sk about my best friend you avoid answering my questions” Margaret exhaled a long breath. “Carlota, I don’t know where Danica is” she began. Her eyes getting a bit teary. “When your father died, I said some nasty words to her mother and they left town the next day, I don’t know where they went but I do know that it’s not near here, in San Antiqua, because no. You might call him a shut-in, a loner, a nerd, a loser (if you’re mean) and an otaku (if you’re from Japan). All of them would be somewhat adequate descriptions of him, but none of them do him justice. He lived a life of mediocracy and never amounted to much, but in his last moments he did good. Without consideration for his own well-being, he saved the life of a young family. There was no calculation behind it, he just saw the danger and acted on pure instinct to shield the innocent people. (The Matriarch had chosen Hazel.)"Cooky, can we take some tea and stuff, please" TJ asked."I've got enough. Morg gave us warning. The urn goes on the trolley and be sure you power it up. Here's the kids' afternoon snacks. Ivy, the butter's in the cooler on a plate."TJ had organised the urn and crockery and Ivy the munchies and a small saucer of powdered chocolate — she paused, nodded, and added some more."Clever. How did you know?" TJ asked.Ivy shrugged,"Every one but Cooky and I suddenly. Mrs. Jenkins turned to Mr. Jenkins and said that she would take me home and pay me. I smiled and waiting for Mrs. Jenkins to begin walking out. We got in the car and she grabbed my bulge through my jeans. She asked if anyone was home. I said that my mom would be asleep and my brother is out with some friends. She said alright, well your room is downstairs right? I said yes and smiled at her, knowing what she was thinking. After the first turn we ran into a red light. She told me to slide down.