Not wanting to get cut, he froze. He heard the person speak in a whisper to him.“I saw what you just did. Are you really sure you want to do that?�... The man whispered to him.“Ummm ... not so much now.” He quietly replied.“Good answer...” The voice said to him. “Now ... Listen very carefully.”Outside, David was watching the exchange between Steven and the other guy. He guessed that Steven had managed to nick him on the neck because the hand of the man with the drink shot up to his neck. He pulled. Mum and Dad both died a few years back, Jack scared off all my old friends and, even if I did find somewhere, it would never be far enough to be safe from Jack and his temper tantrums.And then, one day, we’re round at the Andersons’ for drinks and it turns out that Jim’s got a new summerhouse in the garden and, if Jim Anderson has a summerhouse then we’ve got to have one. Talk about keeping up with the Joneses. Jack got in one of his tame architects to draw up the plans, one of his tame. It seemed strange as most british cars in those days appeared smaller than American cars and as occasionally American cars were on British roads they Were smaller, most American cars either owned by service personnel or formerly owned by them as they were usually more expensive to buy even though Ford built a version of a british car here in the uk and Chrysler was well established as well. The weather was bitter with the occasional snow shower, but it was light snow and turned to rain before. What hotel are you staying in?” I ask.She points across the channel to one of the most expensive hotels in town, I almost burst out laughing. “And here I thought I was going to come into town and show you up with my success. It looks like you’ve made out quite well in life.”She smiles. “I guess solving problems pays well. Where are you staying at?”“I’m at my mom’s for the weekend. Speaking of parents, how are yours handling all of this?”“They’ve pretty much disowned me, although my sister and I.