I was still a knockout, slightly shaky, but a knockout. But what did that matter, just because I had chosen Becky to be me. Now I had to live with tha..., but for how long? One chat show, Suzanne said, but that's not going to be enough. I knew it. Book signings, and tours, and God-knows what else. Every aspiring author's dream; to be famous and wanted, and, ultimately, to know that someone is reading what you spend hours, days, weeks writing. Except, while I had it, I didn't. Tom did all the. He took a modest job and Edwin and his wife adjusted to their shifting fortunes. Wolfgang, their only child, had been only nine years old when the Wall came down and so it was easier for him. He knew nothing about his father's previous work and the arrest of his father some fourteen years later had come as a rude surprise."You will stay seated at all times. Do not attempt to touch him or give him anything. If he tries to give you something, do not take it. You will have fifteen. " At this she just laughed.On Friday and Saturday nights it was common practice to go to a pub for a few drinks, then head to a dance hall for the rest of the evening.One evening in the pub a couple of men started to talk to us offering to buy us drinks. As we chatted I found out they were in their final year at University, and although they were in their 20's they seemed to be that much more mature, but in the pub it didn't seem to matter. The four of us left the pub and went to the local. I took a step back and allowed her to slip into my apartment.“I forgot your name,” I said, as I closed and latched the door.“Tashita,” she replied, as she turned and watched me lock the door.“How old is Tashita?” I asked.“Seventeen,” she replied.“So does Tashita have a boyfriend?” I casually inquired, stepping past her and retaking my seat on my recliner.“No,” she replied taking up a seat on my couch.I stared at the television for a few seconds, wondering just where the unsuspecting visit was.
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