Why he should suddenly catch her attention she had no idea, but she felt compelled to watch his slow progress down the street. There was a lamp outsid... her house and when the old man reached it he seemed to look right at her. Did he give her a half-smile and a slight inclination of the head? Every evening after that Lucy eagerly watched for the old lamplighter coming down the street. She always thought she saw him smile and nod and became more and more intrigued. She fancied she could see. Everything in our lives seemed to pass through that little cabin by the sea.Since the children were born we treated it like a summer camp. Boys stay in one room. Girls in the other. It made for a nice change from home and we had great bonding moments. And much like camp, we played pranks on each other; short sheeting, lizards in the sheets, spooky sounds over hidden walkie-talkies. Years of wonderful memories of growing up again and again.Now the kids are in college. Anne is studying chemistry. That bottle is as much as half a paycheck for me. I take a sip of mine, and smile, before continuing. "You have loved and cared for me, my entire life. Even when I was a kid and screwed up, you are there for me. When I was hurt, or alone, I could always count on you." I look her hard in the eyes, and smile, "So just sit there, and let me take care of you."She meets my gaze for a few seconds, taking a sip of her drink. "And what about Nancy?"I choke, trying to take a swallow. "Nancy?" I. So after 3 days, it was Sunday so I was at home then at 12 o clock afternoon they came but this time with an uncle there were 2 more men they were fat and black they were even uglier than the two men who came before also.When they came my mom was wearing a saree she opened the door and all 5 of them came inside and the last guy came in closed the door and locked it from inside.Then uncle brought something in a cover and gave it to my mom and said something in my mom’s ear and my mom looked at.