I smiled. I went to the podium and asked for everyones attention. Hello friends and neighbors. You all realize why you are here. I hope the children w...re informed and understand the conditions that we are living in. I intend to meet with everyone today in private. I want to discuss your forms. I will meet with each person alone. I will explain what the needs are and how I will try to control them. No one will work outside of the collective. Please feel free to ask any question that may arise or. I shut my door after he left and cried into my pillow. I felt like an idiot, knowing I should of forced him to let me drive him home and then I could of begged for his forgiveness when there weren't prying eyes, but then again I shouldn't of dumped him in the first place.I lost track of how much I cried, but I put on a brave face and told everyone that asked that we just weren't meant to be, even though instead I felt like a supreme idiot and felt like something was missing from my life, which. When I went inside, Dad was in the den watching some political show on the TV. I sat close to him and asked, "How are you doing this evening?" Pretty much the same. I have a three-day trip tomorrow. I'm ready for it." He sounded depressed.I had learned a few things from Mavis and Charlene. I pulled his head over to face me. "Talk to me. You're covering up."He was a little surprised, but I think he saw me differently, too. "You know that your mother and I have been on the outs for a while. I get. We handed our ladies out and escorted them inside the house. Mom sat in the middle of the sofa and patted the seat next to her for Dad. He sat down and she melted into his arms crying. Through her sobs, she said, "I'm so happy for them. For the first time, Mitch is really involved. It's so beautiful. Britt, you did so well."Britt was soaking my shirt with her tears. She responded. "I just tried to be a catalyst. It's them and it's beautiful. I'm so happy for them."We sat for a while together..