He grabbed his school bag and trotted after his father. Cynthia experienced the usual disappointment that she felt at this time each morning. Peter ha... left without as much as a peck on the cheek. Their marriage she knew was drifting along in the same listless pattern as that of several of their friends. The loyal devoted wife of the young professional, complete with the mandatory two children living in relative comfort in tree lined affluent suburbia. There was the usual round of socially. She was a hug monster, a cookiemonster and along with Cathleen, a twin toddler tickle monster that ranabout the Chatroom playfully attacking the adults. Best of all, she wasa very lucky little girl who had a mommy, big sisters, a cousin, unclesand several aunts, one of them being her Aunt Jenna.This other reality called the Chatroom was sadly confined to the limitsof the internet. Maggie did not have home internet access, so she couldonly "play" in the Chatroom when she could get to the library. Olivia had difficulty with the high volume of goods, squeezed into the small size of the shop. She is used to the wide-open spaces of American stores. She bought, as David expected, a simple but fashionable overcoat; also a couple of skirts, blouses, a light jacket and some lingerie.After paying, David takes the clothes to the car before joining Olivia as she looks at shoes in the window of "Cardigans shoes" Seven" says David as he joins her. He has been saddened by each of the people he sees. I'll take this upstairs and talk to Weena a bit."I finished my cereal, put the bowl and my glass in the sink and went to wash up and brush my teeth. Then I got dressed and went back to my computer. I read some uninteresting stuff about depression and treatments. It looked as though people preferred to drug old folks, not really do anything to make them better.I heard Mum getting Sarah up and went back to the kitchen. I got another bowl and spoon and the multi-coloured kid stuff that Sarah.