As it turned out, both the wounded men bled to death before the barber could help them. Sol sent for the undertaker, and Sam and I left, since there w...sn't anything else for us to contribute.We decided to head home, since the killings had kind of taken the shine off the day. We cut down toward the railroad work gang to see if there was anything interesting going on, and we got there as they were taking their lunch break. Sam and I talked to the foreman for a few minutes and left to get our own. "I love you so much," she said. One thing I learnt today, if I do somethingthat really pleases Mother. She lets out that excited little squeal. Idetermined to regularly hear that little squeal.When I got home from school that day, I found a bottle of shampoo, a bottleof hair conditioner and a new hairbrush in my bathroom. In addition, on mydressing table is a manicure set, nail hardening solution and naturalopaque nail polish. As always, my determined and thorough Mother leavesnothing to. Intr-un final, domnisoara s-a linistit si mi-a comunicat sec : - Doamna, va anunt ca sunteti insarcinata in noua saptamani si trei zile. Sarcina este sanatoasa si fara probleme. - Multumesc, am raspuns eu mecanic. M-am dat jos de pe scaunul ala si am inceput sa ma imbrac. Doctorita m-a oprit : - Doamna... Denisa, am si eu o curiozitate.... Doamna care a fost aici inaintea dumneavoastra... o cunoasteti ? Parca v-am vazut venind impreuna... - Sigur ca da, este mama mea....- Extraordinar, asa ceva. I knew him, but not well; he’s more a friend of Cynthia’s. He’s one of her gay friends, of which she has quite a few. Not a surprise, considering she had a lesbian lover on the side for quite some time in her earlier years. I’m a closeted bisexual myself, and Cynthia is the only one in our circle of friends who is aware of that, thanks to a late night drunken confession. Part of the reason we’re such good friends is that she’s discreet and she’s kept my secret for almost ten years.“Hey, you.