" Agreed." I said.When Tomas left he took the shot gun with him. He wanted to do it in his shop at home. I didn't have any problem with that. "So Sylv...a, it's been two weeks since we saw Mary Ellen where do you think she is?" Probably California, she was always saying she might go to California." I replied."Sylvia are you alright out there in the county all by yourself," Jeremy asked."I'm just fine Jeremy. I stopped drinking anything I didn't fix myself," I replied looking at The Brit when I. The girl who only won a prize forbest scrapbook because she had an uncle stationed in West Germany who senther dozens of photographs and magazine clippings. The girl who believed inall seriousness that the council employed a man to walk along StocktonRoad every night to see which of the bulbs in the catseyes neededchanging.The girl who packs a revolver.The girl who has at her beck and call two gorillas who look like they eatsteel girders for breakfast.The girl who knows how to operate a gizmo. Not even Nathan and Kathy realized they were getting first class treatment as the cars pulled up alongside the plane. They assumed this was how people acted in the outside world. Doors were opened, baggage unloaded and then reloaded into the plane, and everyone was addressing Allison with much deference. They climbed up the ladder to the twin engine transport, and were seated for the flight northward. The captain informed Allison that they should be in Manila in less than four hours. A. " She seems to be in a good mood I thought. I hope it lasts. I pulled into the driveway of our five bedroom, four and a half bath house, after a long day at work. I am a top executive at an advertising agency and Dana, my wife is an investment banker. We both do very well for ourselves and are the "it" couple of our community. "I'm home Dana, where are you?" "In the kitchen!" I heard her yell. "Something smells good." I gave my wife a kiss on the cheek and she coldly half smiled. Good to see.