I'm not alone, my older sister lives here, too. And as a kicker, she also goes to the same school.Ugh, school. I can't even remember then name, I just...remember it sounds like a pornstar's name. My train of thought gets interrupted by a voice. My sisters voice to be exact. "Daniel, let's go!" What?! But I just got up! I still need to get ready!" I shout back, starting to get ready. I quickly style my short, sandy-blonde hair. And by "style" I mean "make sure I don't look like a tornado victim".. I never settled in any one of them andbecause of my size and my feminine looks I would be constantly bullied,mentally as well as physically. I would inevitably be picked on byboys,and some girls too, for being a fairy or a queer. People told me tofight back, but I wasn't strong or brave, and I would end up yet againon the end of a beating. The teachers were useless; they didn't seem tocare and would turn the other way whenever trouble broke out. I driftedinto taking drugs to ease the pain and. "Oh, I see. I guess I just kind of liked havinga daughter."Patty paused. "You do realize that he's not yours, right? The wholepurpose of this was to ransom him off and live the rest of our lives inluxury."Diane looked down at her hands. "Yeah. It's just... well, when hebecame Allison... it was like I'd had another chance at having thedaughters I'd lost. But I suppose..."Patty thought for a moment. "Well, if it means that much to you, maybe Ican think of a way that we get our money and you get. " Oh, I wouldn't think of taking over the management of the bank, I just want to invest in what looks to me like a golden opportunity. I have $18,000 deposited in a bank in Austin. My certificate of deposit says that they are obligated to return it to me as gold. How much of that would you want, and how much of the bank would you be willing to sell?" Oh ... my ... God! Ethel, I would sell you 49% of the bank for the full $18,000 in gold. With that much gold, I could double the value of the bank.