I can't help you." So you can be a lawyer? That's it?" My father's dead, my mother spends eighteen hours a day caring for my brother — he has Downs.... My brother's autistic," Hope countered. "My mother died at Christmas." She's given up more than anyone should have to in order to look after us. I am not going to let her down." What about you, Hope?" Connor sat back on his bed in just his jeans. "Are you going to let daddy down?"Shawna dabbed gently at the split in Yvonne's lip, amazed at how far. "Ok....but is that it? That can't be the deal," I added."I'll give or do whatever you want... if you have some more fun with me?"she asked."Fun? What are you talking about? What do you mean by fun?" I asked."I have you and Neil. The two best sons any single mother could ask for.I wouldn't trade you for the world. But sometimes when I'm watching amovie or tv show or when I see a mother and daughter at work, I sometimeswish I had a daughter of my own. Someone I could go shopping with.Someone I. Truth to tell for the first time in my life I wasn't interested. My whole consciousness was consumed by Jenny. Her face seemed to hang before me wherever I looked. Strong words were exchanged after the game. Only Andy took my side asking the others if they'd never had a bad game and could they remember me ever having had one before. Saturday evening came and it was time to put my plan into action. I went to the School Chaplain and told him I was having a 'crisis of faith.' Like quite a few of. " Whyever not?" Dr. Zelvetti asked with admirable concern. Her hair had run to a greyish white and her face was streaked with lines and age marks, but she could still make a first-rate facade if she wanted to. "Only a year ago, Brandon, you would have been pleased to see her in The Program."Brandon suppressed anger. "That's not particularly fair, Dr. Z." Doesn't make it less true," she shrugged."Yes, I would have," Brandon said. "Yes, I would've been thrilled to see Jane naked in school. I.