“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do,” he said with a smile.“I haven’t found anything you wouldn’t do,” commented Mom as she waved him off... I giggled at this, then walked off with Mom. She looked at me and the glass of wine I was holding. “Listen, seriously, if you are going to drink, remember, nobody likes a sloppy drunk. If you get loaded and end up puking in the bushes and passed out on the floor, you’ll never be invited back. It’s not one of your high school drinking contests.”“Mother!” I. They've said some horrible things to me." And I went after them, in defense of Cassie, on Monday," I added. "This is their idea of revenge, I have no doubt. I'd bet my spot on the baseball team that it was them." Well, then that's where will at least start the investigation," said Mr. Tilling. "Cassie, are you all right?" No, I'm not," she said, and took a deep breath. "Mr. Tilling, I'd like to ask a favor." Another deep breath. "I'd like for you to go to the box outside and get my clothes,. Swati: Hello! Gm.I texted her back immediately: Hi!Swati: Got up, sleepyhead?Me: Yeah, where are you?Swati: In my room, where else?Me: I got up late. Did uncle or aunty say anything about me?Swati: No, they didn’t. Dad went for his job by 8:30, and mom is busy with her work. Why? What happened?Me: Nothing. Just thought they might be thinking wrong about me for getting up so late.Swati: Naah! Nothing like that, I told you right, mom is too busy with her work. You can come out now.Me: Yeah, I. OK?" They nodded.In the morning, I drove off to work. Everything was running smoothly in the plant and sales were right where I thought they should be. I called the lawyer, who said he'd been able to get the restraining order served on Ed while he was still in jail. Ed was one mad sucker.Then came a question I hadn't expected. "Do you have any idea about Ed's financial situation?" I didn't. "Didn't think so. After the way he's acted, I thought I'd better do some checking. He's done very well.