Next, andthis was the start of the real strangeness, she was to spend onefull night locked in the house of her great uncle with no oneelse to attend h...r or keep her company. Barrows spelled out theinstructions issued by her Great Uncle specifically and withoutconfusion. All of the windows and doors, save the front, hadalready been sealed by a reputable construction team, and, whenshe entered the house, the remaining door would be sealed aswell. Maddy's eyes grew wide with worry as Barrows. ’ She holds her head, ‘I…I did? Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry Clarence. That must have been embarrassing for you…I’ll…I’ll just see myself out.’ ‘Oh, no trouble at all Karina,’ he shakes his head, ‘you take all the time you need. If you need anything, I’ll be happy to fetch-‘ ‘Clarence…’ she interrupts him, ‘that’s…very kind of you. But I think I’m well enough to get home.’ The smile on his face begins to fade, as he takes the last few remaining steps separating the him from the bed, ‘You couldn’t. How old are you?”“I will be 20 in 4 months. I have completed my second year in college and am working here for background for a very lengthy paper. It will, in all likelihood be, extremely controversial.”“Are you from around here?”“No. I was on vacation in LA, with my mother. I have been thinking about the paper for some months. I finally worked the nerve to ask her to let me come here and work at an organized house of prostitution to get some hard background experience. I was also getting. "He'll take you to the woodshed!"One evening we were closing the store and Michelle was hurryingbecause she was going out with some friends later. In her haste,she spilled a large tub of strawberry yogurt all over the floor."Damn!" she said. "This is going to take forever to clean up!"Meanwhile, her friends had driven up outside and were honkingthe horn."Alex, can you clean this up? If I don't go now, they're going toleave without me!"I nodded and grabbed a mop.As she left, Michelle kissed me.