“Joanne.”“Why?”“When I realized you were on smack. I told her. She told me. She’s worried. I don’t want to have to be.”“Maybe she to...d you on purpose. To sew discord.”“She’s welcome to you. But ... don’t punish her for it, even if it’s a game.”“It’s not a game. It’s a need for her.”“Just don’t make it an excuse.”“You really don’t trust me.”“Why should I? You could have avoided these things if you cared about me. And you can’t make the excuse that I didn’t talk to you.”“Be on my best behavior?. Even Tina then hugged me then returned to be next to Peter.Tina brother Jack arrived with his parents. Sitting in the lounge room. Introductions were made all round and Heather and I shook everyone’s hand. Tina parents, both from China, explained that they left China when they found out they were expecting another child. They adapted the english names of Tom and Tess so please call us Tom /Tess. We all agreed.Tom then asked “Are you Peter father?”Lorraine replied “No. His father died some 7. Life could have taken many turns but his mom, Holly, was a strong woman who avoided despair and instead concentrated on raising her son as best she could as a widowed mother. Her husband's life insurance had paid off the mortgage with a little left over, she worked as a fitness instructor to earn extra cash, she enjoyed both the work and meeting all the women in the neighbourhood to find out the latest gossip. If she was lonely she made sure to make up for it by keeping busy with a wide circle. I assumed she’d had a rough life since she was handed over to Dr. Widener for care and treatment.”Eric gave Ken the short version of Rhonda’s escape from her mother, her abduction and life as a drug-dependent, sex-slave/hooker for nearly a year and a half.“Fuck,” Ken sighed, “no kids should ever have to carry a history like that on their shoulders. And I thought I had it rough growing up!”“Yeah, pretty sick isn’t it? I guess you get why stories like Anton’s and Rhonda’s make our jobs.