CHAPTER 2It was moving day and the movers had already cleared the house. Mariam was finishing up what little cleaning she needed to do. I went over to...say good-bye. I walked up onto Mariam’s front stoop and rang the doorbell. The door opened and Mariam beckoned me to come in. It always surprises me to be in a house with nothing in it. It clearly defines, in my mind, the difference between a “house” and a “home”. A home has all the personality of its occupants. The furniture, bric-a-brac, wall. When we arrived at the party, I took Clarissa aside. She was wearing more stylish clothes, but they were still loose fitting, and her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail. It wasn’t quite the effect she’d had when I’d seen her that day in her room, but she looked much more attractive than usual.“Just talk to them and see what happens. It won’t seem strange to them since you’ve met them before.”Clarissa took a deep breath and let it out, “You’re here if I need you, right?”“I promise not to. " I'm thinking he'll do what's best for her," Donald said. "This isn't the end of the world. It's an opportunity for Tatya that she's earned. I doubt he'd try to talk her out of it." No, I think you're right. But it will hurt. At least he'll be able to go over there are see her now and then." Yes, it's not like she'd be out of touch. Maybe he can get a commuter discount on the flights," he chuckled."I've been able to get the main members of council onside for this project, Taylor," Jon Agnew. When Abi regains the ability to sit, I decide to tell her some things, “Thank you, Abi. You have no clue what that meant to me. Unfortunately, that is all you and I can do.”“Why? What do you mean?”“To start with, the friends you hang around with will never accept me. They have picked on me and beaten me since the day they met me.” Both Abi and Kary look crestfallen hearing that. “Worse yet, they don’t love or respect you girls. They don’t love themselves, so how are they supposed to love you?.