. you... you...!” Brandon said “ Well Brandon put yourself in my shoes wouldn’t you do the same thing if she was ruining your reputation?” I s...id to him He thought about for few moments “ I see your point Scott but this really need to be solved!” Brandon said “ I have tried so many time it not funny Brandon! Hell she won’t even talk to me! That where I am hoping you and Jen could come in to play?” “ What make you think we can do something Scott ?” Brandon said “ Well Brandon it seem to me at. Then Duke would rush up and snatch it just before I could pick it up, and he would make me chase him. When we were done Duke was dragging. I let him in the back door to get a drink while I went up and showered and came back down.Mom hit me with the four words that put fear into every guy."We need to talk."Dad was finishing up dinner when Mrs. Glade and Mom had me sit down. Mrs. Glade took the lead."I want to know your honest opinion about living in Chicago this summer?" she asked.I thought. Hiding in a cubicle, hearing the commotion, making out like I am the responsible adult, then rushing out to come to her aid only to kneel at my new Bully’s feet like the subservient, cowardly, little Girl I had become.That alone was enough to make me feel so sick that afternoon in my office. But that wasn’t all. Tahlia had started to spin her web well before then. There were the text messages sent to my daughter from my phone, not actually from me, but seeming as if they were. Instead they were. She was ...embarrassed? "Why act so, girl? It's not as if this is your menarche, a girl yourage? You have had these before. I will help you. Go wash and put onclean clothes. I'll sew something together. Then go help Jacob walk thesheep to the high pasture. Exercise will do you good." Thank you, ma'am."'What a wonder,' Meg thought. Though it was the coldest, darkest day ofthe year, those simple words from that soft voice made Meg's heartvibrate bright warm as she hobbled back to the farmhouse..