Mom??"My mom quickly straddled me placing her hands on each side of my cheeks. She looked at me sweetly, attempting to block the view of Aunt April."S...hh...honey. Just try and rest now, you?ve had too much to drink. We..um..we?re just helping you get out of your wet bathing suit baby. The trunks you had on were too small for your..um..your size sweetie. They were severely constricting and we we?re just making sure everything is healthy down there."She ran her fingers through my hair with a. ”“Good. For the time being, consider yourselves blacklisted, blackballed. Huge investigation just got started. It will be funny, but since you are now persona non-grata in the MIC, the infamous den of thieves, you’ll be out of it. Something to keep in mind, hon. We offered Charlie’s father, then Charlie, now you, a set amount of money to do a certain thing. That thing got done and got done well. They, and now you, took the money we offered. No more. Only once asked for more, but that was a. As he came to consciousness, he found himself on a path floating over nothingness. Looking around, he tried to see what was around him, where he was, but all he knew was that he was here, which was neither here, there nor anywhere, except among nothingness.Looking down at his clothes, he saw himself, but yet saw nothing at the same time. Clothes suddenly appeared on him, and his brain registered that nothingness had transformed into something. Feeling a bulge in his sleeve, he reached with his. You're dressed like you're asking for some, so make sure howyou really feel is plenty clear. You're meeting up with friends, right?Stick together. Do you have that can of mace?" he advised gruffly.Connie nodded forced a smile. She knew he meant well, but he was at theripe old age where he thought it was awkward to show it. Granny Mapleprobably found it endearing, but to Connie it was annoying, but notbothersome enough to make a big deal out of."I gave you off tomorrow so have fun, but that.