“You’re not really wearing that to the pool?” I asked. “Yes!” Kristie and Jessica answered in unison. It was a Sunday evening, and late- alm...st ten-o’clock, so I hoped there wouldn’t be any horn-dogs or pray-tell, a family at the pool. Lucky for us, the pool was a small one and at the back of the apartment complex and there was no one there, thank God. I took a seat on a chase lounge while Kristie and Jessica play splashed their way around the pool, deferring to watch rather than join them. A. She pointed at the door and started talking. ‘This is what I propose,’ she started ‘as of today, this is your escape hatch. Every time you come here, you get either a facial or your nails done, and then you use this door to get away for an hour or, if we’re quick about it, an hour and a half.’ I stared at her with wide eyes, slowly grasping what she was saying. ‘The money I get from your husband for that last hour I will split in two,’ she continued ‘one part is for you to use when you go out. “I vill try,” she said ruffling the girls damp hair.The next two days continued much in the same way. Richard and Ellen enjoyed riding and visited Woodbridge Manor, planning the changes they would need before they could move in. Ellen liked the house already. The idea to live next to Richard’s parents was appealing to her. When they returned on the third day, they saw a coach in the driveway indicating a visitor. Entering the house the footman approached Richard.“Sir Anthony’s compliments and. I smiled to myself and thought that life was going to be prefect form nowon. I was on the effeminate side and I had been teased as had Chrissy.Today was still a school day, but Mommy would be informing the school Iattended we would be leaving Amarillo. I would still go to school andtake it from there. Maybe I would come back home immediately.Mommy came into my room and she come over and kissed me and said, "Goodmorning, Karen darling, did you sleep well?" Ooh, Yes, Mommy I had a lovely sleep.