As I walked toward the front door, I was amused to see a multitude of female heads through the kitchen window. Julia met me at the door, laughingly te...ling me the explanation. Soon after I'd left for Aikido, Vanessa had called my mom to say they had too much food, and they needed help to eat it. So my family had come over for dinner. Gina and Leanna had checked with their parents then stayed for dinner too. Last and not least - in terms of girth and importance - Gina's Mom had come over about. “I’m serious Alene. You work all day for a boss who treats you like shit and doesn’t appreciate you.” Bella looked concerned for a moment. “You also haven’t mourned properly.”Alene rolled her eyes.“You deserve to mourn,” continued Bella.“It’s fine,” said Alene.“It’s not fine. This is wearing you down, you need to take a break some time.”Alene let her sisters voice drift into the background until it had molded itself into the barrage of pop songs and lame, early morning radio presenters. She. The sign announced it was the Student Union building.I thought it might me interesting for me to have a look in; after all, I hadn't had a chance to go into one at any of my interviews.It wasn't what I'd expected. There were no grotty ripped seats, collapsed Goths in dark corners or tatty posters for pretentiously named bands. It looked as if they had run around Ikea with an unlimited budget. There were lots of sweeping curves, softwood furniture and glass bricks.I wandered around for a while. I’m sure he doesn’t know of your address. I figured I’d be safe here.”“You are, trust me, you are,” Denise smiled.“I want to help my sisters leave. But I don’t think they want to.”“What about TJ?” Ulysses piped up.“How do you know my brother?” Laura asked.“We share the same mom,” Ulysses smiled.“Oh right! My dad was married before he married my mother.”“You never told me that you were related to TJ,” Denise said, turning to face Ulysses. “He’s my, or was, a half-cousin, I guess, by.