"We are waiting for one more person, then we can begin, again." She sounded tired and annoyed.The balding man wasn't willing to wait, it seemed. "This...is the boy who attacked my son? This wimp?" he asked Principal Winters, his fury evident. Then he turned his baleful gaze on James. "What did you do, you little shit, hit him with something when his back was turned? God damned cowardly shit."My mother shocked all of us, me the most I think, when she shot to her feet, her finger almost touching. Mami …. Itna sharif mt bn ab. Me. Seriously mujhe kuch samaj nai aarha hai ap kya baat kar rahe ho.Mami….Ne vo key nkle and mujse puchne lage ye konse key hai pta tho hoga hi tujhe. Me….. Shocked… I forgot to put back that key. Vo key neche floor pr hi rkhe rahe gaye the. I said sorry maene seriously kuch nai dekha , dekhne ki kosish ki kar raha the k call aagye. So kuch nai dekhne pya.Mami…. Ooooo so sad with smile. And bolne lage dekhna hai kuch tho bta. Me….. Mujhe kuch samaj nai aarha the k. I don't want any interruptions, chambermaids or anything else. Got it." I got it. Now pay me and get the fuck out of my office, you surly bastard."It was more than he should have said to a man of my gentle nature. I laid $30.00 on the counter between us and when he came close enough to pick it up I snatched him from across the counter and hauled his bony ass up to within an inch of my face.The speed and force of the move was enough to adjust the old farts attitude to a silent, don't tear my. "A ball." Ball?" A Ball. A Royal Ball. You haven't had one since your coronation. Have Ola spread the word that you'll be picking a Queen, and dance with everyone. Praise the losers, then pluck out your new lover." YOU are my lover," James said, hoping she believed it. "This girl may become a friend, I may come to care for her, but you are my wife. Always."Her eyes stayed on the fire. One of the coals popped, sending a spark out onto the hearth stones."So you say," she whispered."A ball?"James.