She picked up the phone."Hello?" Hi Brenna," it was Mrs. Brown, "I was wondering if you could come babysit my four-year-old girl, Katy, for a couple o... days. Me and my husband are going on vacation and we need someone to watch Katy. I know two days is a lot to ask, but its summertime and we thought you could manage."Brenna sighed. It wasn't that she didn't like babysitting, but she felt that she should be having fun with her friends, not watching a little girl that still wet herself. Oh well,. "He turned and walked out the door. I stared at him silently as Jennyput her arms around me, and Bill and Amy tried to comfort me withwords.Wanda walked out and said, "The new banker starts tomorrow. His nameis Mick. He has met Christina and is unaware of her, umm, excessbaggage. No one is to tell him who Christina really is. All lips mustbe sealed on the matter. Am I clear?"Everyone in the bank nodded. Wanda walked away, and Jenny escorted meto my car. She got into the driver's seat while I. Jeff did all he could to help his mom out. The neighbors all pitched in to help, and soon Jeff was cutting the grass of quite a few able-bodied homeowners who knew of their struggles. His little sister would tag along and help out as much as she could, but mostly she just loved to be near her big brother. Eve tried her best to cope, but most days found her depressed and lonely; it was the love for her children that kept her going. She worked at the local supermarket as a cashier, and the. But how often does an opportunity like this come to pass?’ The Captain tilted his head quizzically. ‘What opportunity, my friend?’ ‘Why, Captain,’ Calico laughed. ‘Here I am, summoned by a spell to save a damsel in distress, a princess no less, from a pack of ruffians. I ask you, sir, what more could a knight ask for? Well, possibly a dragon, but I’ll make do.’ Selene looked around the room as he spoke and saw most of the guards nodding, even the Captain. ‘Aye, laddie, ’twill make a fine tale.