I could see that Paige had hurt her feelings. It made me angry. “ I’ll take care of it,” I told mom, then went upstairs. Without knocking I we...t into Paige’s room and yanked the headphones off her head. “What the fuck is the matter with you, Paige?” “ What the fuck are you doing? Gimme back my headphones!” She reached for them but I held them over my head and she couldn’t reach. “ You’ve been nothing but a bitch to Mom for months,” I said, angrily. “What the fuck is the matter with you?” “. The tress, rocks, and bushes were mirrored in the surface of the water. The images on the shore were reflected back with just the smallest bit of distortion. A fawn moved cautiously down to the water for a drink. The small deer's mottled coat appeared to be fresh and soft.I sat there for the longest time as I enjoyed the scenery around me. Gradually, I began to see some clouds forming in the sky above. I had plans for later in the day, so I headed back up the hill to my car. My little side trip. “Not THAT much! And you aren’t asking for a test drive!”“Nah, used cars aren’t my thing!” I said, quickly trying to move to avoid what I was sure would be a hard smack from Penny.She didn’t try to hit me, she just laughed and said, “I don’t see you giving up your Daytona just because you’ve driven it for a few years!”“True,” I laughed. “But you’re off-limits, and you know it.”“Because Jessica doesn’t let you have any REAL fun! That’s why!” she said.“You just told me that Tasha wanted me,” I. Hey, no ice cream for a bit, huh? I’m full as a tick.’ ‘Me too. Later. Want to watch a movie?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘Oh.’ ‘Can’t do that.’ ‘Why’s that, Annie?’ ‘Because, Heather my dear friend, you need, before we drink too much more beer, to tell me the thing.’ ‘Thing, Annie?’ ‘What’s that line from Monty Python? Oh, yeah. ‘Don’t play the slippery eel with me’, Heather.’ ‘Huh?’ ‘Too obtuse?’ ‘Could be. Might be the beer.’ ‘Okay. You asked me around here for beer, ice cream and pizza.’ ‘Did I thank you.