Finally Velma told me that she was going to get a job to get some extra money coming in. This was pretty much a kick in the teeth to me as I had been ...rought up to believe that the man supported the household and the woman took care of it, but that would be a moot point if we lost the house.Velma had become a housewife without ever having had a job. Her parents had given her a good allowance and she went from high school to college to marriage so she had no saleable skills, but she was. ’ Neither of them planned on heading for the poker room immediately, as Robert still had a bit of work to catch up on, and Annie said she wanted to relax for a while. They agreed that Robert would knock on her door when he was ready, and they would decide on when they should go for supper at that time. +++++++++ Robert was engrossed in his work for a lot longer that afternoon than he had anticipated. It was 4:30 when he finally completed his jobs and knocked on the connecting door. It took a. “Look at it and find out.”The younger girl opened the small, dark parcel. It was a long glove, made of thick, hard leather dyed almost black. The fingers and palm were supple, but the back of the glove was thicker and harder. The thickness and hardness continued all the way back. The glove would end somewhere close to the crook of her elbow.“It’s a glove,” she said in confusion, turning her face up to her aunt. “Where’s the other?”Vondi chuckled and shook her head.“It’s not that kind of glove,”. "here goes nothing" I said to myself.I gripped the surface of the building, my fingers digging into the cement, I pulled myself up. My progress was slow but I was in no hurry, I hoped the later I got to the top floors the less likely anyone would still be there. I took my time moving up the outside, I had never done anything like this and marveled at my strength, perhaps I was wasting my talents, I could be some kind of super hero."Undead guy." I laughed to myself as I passed a window, I.