Wasn’t she the little one with the face?”Janet looked at her perplexedly, responding, “We were all little with faces!” They’d both laughed, ...ut Janet went on, “But yeah, you’re right. It’s her. I ran into a friend of hers in the supermarket a couple of weeks ago...”“You spend too much time in supermarkets,” Michelle interrupted with a relaxed sarcasm.“Shush,” Janet replied, “if I didn’t, I’d never see anybody… Anyway, as it happens, she’s been seeing this real bastard.”Michelle woke up, raising. "I have hidden talents." Says you!"They chatted quietly for another ten minutes or so and then Gina's eyelids began to droop. Dan kissed her again equally softly."Go to sleep, Gina. I'll see you tomorrow."She was already asleep.Dan walked slowly out and then stopped outside her door and shook his head vigorously as if to clear it of the sorry sight. A nurse came up to him."It's pretty shocking, isn't it?" she said gently.Dan nodded wordlessly."But it looks worse than it is." Will she be. .. If it is clean each day understood?" Yes Miss," I said adding with a blush. "Gardener?" Yes, gardener. I have just purchased a new home, and the garden is adisaster that needs clearing." She gave me a thin smile and said, "Youmay address me as Miss Alice."Telling me the bus routes and directions to get to her house, MissAlice sent me on my first errand to buy a bus pass to get me to andfrom her home on time each day. Next she had me clean the stock room,and although I never saw the customers. . Oh my God.... Oh, no! .. Corey, this is you!"Corey stood there, too afraid to move, to say anything."I thought you were a girl. My God... you look like a girl... but...but... you're my son."And she started to cry. "Oh what have I done to you? Corey, Corey, Corey. What have I done toyou?"Corey couldn't stand to see his mother cry, to take the blame forsomething that was bringing him so much joy. He went to her and wrappedhis arms about her and said, "Mom, mom. I'm sorry. Mom, mom, don't'blame.