That old man knew more about writing music than both of us together, and he didn't just toss this off on a bad day. Try it, I bet you'll like it."So I...did, and I did. As usual she was right and my young self had been completely wrong. It was nice to learn that my taste had matured enough to recognize that in the intervening years.We spent all of Sunday until about 5:00 in the afternoon on the big second-act duet between Germont and Violetta; there were a lot of finicky phrasings she wanted to. She had no idea how life could go on after what she had been through, and knowing what kind of a man her father was, but she knew it was over.“I…I don’t understand…why would they do this to me? Why would they give me…my own…daughter” he said trailing off. “Of course! He said they knew I was dying!”Poppy jumped at hearing her father say he was dying and finally managed to speak through her grief.“W..w..why?” she sobbed as her father knelt beside her.“I have cancer honey, and I only have 2 months. ‘Who likes each other?’‘Lisa and Sandi!’‘Lisa’s here?’‘Yes, I’m here, ‘ Lisa interrupted the twin’s private conversation. To Sandi, she asked, “Tell me what happened to you,” as she walked around the couch and sat down in a chair.Sandi stared in amazement as a plain tan sundress shimmered into existence around the newly arrived Phoenix, then suddenly realized that the newcomer was speaking again.“So,” Lisa emphasized the word to get the exotic girl’s attention. “What happened? Were you shot?. There was nothing she wanted to see anyway. There was only one movie house in town and their version of a multiplex was two screens.When the rest of the family was gone Kristina took off her clothes and climbed back into bed. Kristina decided it would be nice if she could drop out of school and stay cooped up in the house for the rest of her life. Then she could dream of better times when her parents were alive and not worry about weirdoes like Rick bothering her.Fuckin' bitch! Rick was pissed..