"Ten Dollars then?" I tried."How about one hundred and ten to include taxes?" Mom suggested."You take American express," Miss Timmins asked.Course we ...ook Amex, we took three times what we told the punter we was taking, and we sold their details to Uncle Franco in Chicago."Sure," Mom said, and that's when I became a Lesbian, cos Mom said use Rhoda's room and Miss Timmins just laid herself down ad hauled her pantihose and shorts off while I fought that ball cage off and then I just climbed. All you know is that if you have to spend the school year sharing a suite with that fat, stinky guy, you will go out of your mind.You walk into the Student Development Office and tell the secretary why you are there. She tells you the Dean is in a meeting but will talk to you when you are done. You sit down, hoping it won't be a long wait.In a few moments, the phone rings. The secretary answers, listens a moment, and says, "I'll be right there." She then opens the door to the Dean's office and. I want to be able to take it over one day when Daddy retires so that it doesn’t become one of those corporate chains without a soul,” Ellen said.“That’s a remarkable goal,” Dan said. He took a sip of his coffee and then asked, “So what are your other nine goals?”Surprised by the question, she answered, “I don’t have any others.”Frowning, Dan said, “You should. Having a single goal will leave your life unbalanced.”“Why? It was good enough for my Daddy,” Ellen asked feeling offended by his. . I must help my family." She said that last part with small shrug.Utang ng loob, or 'debt of the heart' is a nearly inviolate obligation among Filipinos and many other areas of the western Pacific and Asia especially among family centered cultures.I put my arm around her slim shoulders, "I think he would be very foolish not to. I think you are a girl who is worth waiting for ... worth loving, no matter what you must do."She looked at me, puzzled, "And Elenita is not?" That is different. It is.