About twenty minutes later I emerged from the shower and I felt human again. I heard rustling in the kitchen and I knew that my roommate had made it h...me. Jill was a checker at Wal-Mart and worked the same shift that I did. I normally was able to make it home before her, though.She looked at me and gave me a knowing smile as I entered the kitchen.“You had sex with Larry again, didn’t you Dana?”“No comment,” I said, giving her a sarcastic smile.She shook her head as she pulled my leftover food. She had wept silently and furiously, pushing the tears away as fast as they fell. She hadn’t been able to help it. And after, when the tears had stopped, when she had washed her hot face in cold water from the big sink and changed her clothes, she had felt worse. The tears had given her a headache, the astringent smell of cleaning chemicals and the air fresheners used to try and cover the smell of death had just added to it. And she was more tired than she had ever been in her life. She had. The lawyer, a pudgy, balding man with thick features, couldn’t keep his eyes off Karen once they arrived at the office. Tommy introduced his aunt and explained why he was staying with her. ‘I see,’ the attorney said. ‘I understand you are currently eighteen?’ ‘Yes, I am,’ Tommy told him. ‘That simplifies things,’ the man nodded. ‘We won’t have to work out a temporary guardian for you, which should save time. Since Mister Kwan was careful about his affairs, the will should clear probate. She bought a mountain of food. It took far longer than she even feared. The bill came to three times the normal amount.She walked back into the house with the fabric and clothing store bags. After greetings and having set the bags down, she drafted all of the clothed family members -- Bob and the Millers -- into helping her bring in the groceries. Julie wanted to go out and help, too, but Kathy nixed that. Julie and Sandy set about putting away the huge quantity of groceries.When they had all.