"I know... I'm sorry." You said." Elspeth muttered, a little more harshly than she felt. "About once every five minutes..." They shared a gentle laugh... and then both stared around realising this probably wasn't the place for humour, but no-one seemed to have noticed, wrapped up in their own concerns and cares."So, what are we doing this weekend?" Brianna leant in, gently, resting her head on Elspeth's shoulder. It wasn't usually that way round, which just brought home to her how worried Bri. "She watched wide eyed as I pushed my pile over to her,"I can feel another song coming on" I laughed, "But honestly mum, I'm not going to take no for an answer, I know my father would have wanted to make sure that I'm ok for money, but you've seen from that statement I just showed you, I've got more money than I could ever spend." Tommy this is ridiculous." If you don't agree to take it, I'll give it to Joan."She looked at me and grinned, "How about if I take half of it and give Joan half?". On the second week, Mendez was enrolled in the local school. A school bus would pick him up in the morning and send him back home in the afternoon. In school, Mendez made new friends.After school, when Mendez returned back home, he normally went for a swim on the lake, by the woods facing their backyard. Mendez loved swimming.Whenever Mendez went for a swim, Rachel would sometimes go out and check up on him. Both Rachel and his mom knew that Mendez should be safe, since he knew how to swim and. “Rose,” I called, hoping she would talk. For a second, she turned, saying, “Yes sir,” shying away immediately.How do I get her to take off the face mask? I thought. “Just call me Vivek. Can you make some tea for us?” I asked. (Maria made tea every time, though I never asked, it was mostly for herself).“Oh, I don’t drink tea, but I’ll make it for you,” said Rose. There was hardly anything left for her to do. I’d put the clothes in the washer already. Changing bedsheets would take her 5 minutes..