John was six when she and her family moved into the house next door to his. Their houses were at the end of a long lane, a good two miles away from th...ir next nearest neighbors so it was only natural that John and Laurie had quickly become playmates and best friends. Laurie had been a tomboy, far more adventurous and ready to get into mischief than the quieter, more studious and solitary child John had been. If his parents had any misgivings about their son's best friend being a girl these were. He had gone to work at eight years old to escape the frightening confines of home. His ability to produce as much as any other employee had earned him more and more responsibility. At eighteen, he had joined the union and bid a permanent night shift in the toughest department of the foundry.The men in his department had tried to warn him that no one lasted long at that job because of the backbreaking tasks performed in brutally hot temperatures. They had meant well, but their advice had fallen. "Two hours ago I would have called any one that suggested such a thing crazy, but," there was a rustle of the celluloid that x-rays were printed on. "But here it is. It happened." The doctors voice was awe struck again, like he didn't really believe what he was looking at but didn't know how to not believe what he was seeing.There was a long silence in the room. Finally the Detective cleared his throat and said, "OK. He's the luckiest guy in the world." His words had the air of a guy with more. " Then got up, slid into her blue jeans, shirt, and donned pair of loafers.She thought for a moment and smiled, she had everything planned down to the last toast to the happy couple.The phone rang and she picked it up and said, "Hello!"Granny replied, "Hello Jennifer, can you come over this morning?"Jennifer replied, "Yes, I have a hair appointment at ten am. I will stop by and see you first, OK?"Granny replied, "OK, sweety sees you then."Jennifer thought, now what do you suppose that will be?.