My eyes had made a complete circuit of the room when I saw him standing at the end of the bar. He was dressed all in black and my pulse raced as I loo...ed him over. His description of himself was pretty accurate. He looked to be over 6' tall with longish brown hair hanging over his collar. He had on tight, black jeans and cowboy boots. His shirt was black and I could see the glint of metal at his neck where a heavy chain rested. The shirt was open at the top but only for comfort. You could tell. Quickly jumpingto my feet, I gave my sister a dirty look before searching for my mother.I knew what Nichole said might be true and since I was now thirteen yearsold, I thought it would be best to confirm this information.Looking back it might not have been the brightest time to confront mymother with this issue. If I had stopped and given it some thought, Iwould have waited as I found her on the phone arguing with my father.Interrupting her phone conversation, I quickly told my mom word for. She broke the kiss and said, "I have some news for you, Jack. But I won't tell you what it is until we're at dinner with Andy and Joanie. I want them to hear the news too." Ok baby, I can't wait to hear the news you have for me. I hope it's something good, baby!" he said with a wink."Oh, I think you will be extremely happy with this little bit of news, dear. What time do we need to go down to the dining room for dinner, Jack?"He looked at the clock on the wall and said with a dramatic sigh, "We. Okay, I says to myself, sitting on the wooden bench like Ihad been a dozen times, not recently though, getting readyfor parole, I just leaned back and instantly dozed off. Nothinglike being just outside the Reform School Warden's office forsecurity and an excellent spot to take a snooze! You got totake advantage of whatever you get there. I must have been gone off for thirty minutes or more cuz the bench was empty when I heard my name. "Phillips!" "Um, y-yes, Here!" "In the office,.