I am depending on you to help me for a while, atleast until I am finished with the big project at work."Grace was disappointed. She would be stuck wit... her little brother forweeks. On top of that, she received a text message from her boyfriendthat their relationship was over. He was going out with somecheerleader now. Grace hated men!It didn't help when it was Kyle's turn to put the dishes in thedishwasher after supper. He just waved his middle finger at her. Graceknew she would be stuck with. “Are you ready to begin your journey?” She sneered as he gave a look of complete bewilderment as the door opened behind him and two large males entered; both wore veil-like masks over the lower halves of their faces, one carried lengths of silky cord, the other carried a large wad of cotton wool in a soft cloth. A strange antiseptic odour came from the wad and permeated the room. He froze in fear as he was grabbed by the man with the cords. As the man with the wad lifted his arm, the woman. The thought sent an icy chill through me, in fact I might not have gotten off the elevator if Cindy hadn't been standing right in front of it when the doors opened. I took one look at her and exclaimed, "My God, you're beautiful!"When she smiled I noticed for the first time that she had three dimples, one on each side and the cutest little one on her chin. She lightly tapped my nose with her index finger, "My dear Chris, you should never use the Lord's name when you're fibbing. It makes it into. Susie was due in about fifteen minutes. Mom had just finished setting up the table for the party when the doorbell rang. I shouted out, “I’ll get it.” Dad and Melissa laughed. I answered the door, and let Susie in. She was wearing a nice light blue sweater and a navy blue skirt. “You look great, Susie.” “Thanks.” Susie kissed me. She said, “Hello” to Mom, Dad, and Melissa. Mom said, “Everything’s ready, let’s sit down.” We went and sat down at the dining room table. Mom had put eighteen candles.