Lisa had chosen the house designs and everything for the house, personally selecting each and every piece of furniture. Cassie would often tease her a...bout finally erecting the house of her dreams, not that she could deny it, the project was the rock she held on for the moment. So, at the time of submission for the Home Design contest, she could think of no better work of hers to post. Lisa reserved the right to use her creations for each client by official contract but still, she waited for the. "If I hear from him I'll let him know to come here," she assured me."Thank you Ma'am." I switched back to Momma"Momma. can you send me a photo copy of that note? Please?" Right away, Dear. I take it you got hold of Miss Clara?" Yes Momma, and I have to tell him she's here." She? She who?" His Granddaughter, Clarita." I heard Sophie gasp beside me. "I thinkshe'll be able to read the note."As she sat in her office patiently waiting for Clarita to arrive shethought about Curtis. How little she. Tom instinctively knew what her prayers were about and, holding her hand, prayed in similar vein.On Monday morning, despite herself, Briony was fighting tears when she hugged and kissed him goodbye."Don't worry, my darling," whispered Tom. "He's not going to try anything yet and I'll be home before you tomorrow and Brian's keeping an eye on you and him too." Yes, my Tom-Tom," she whispered and clutched him convulsively. She released him and pushed him away. "Go now before I lose it. She quickly grabbed her light-pink colored purse with those golden zippers and headed straight to the staff-toilet.The bathroom actually really wasn't that awful as she thought it would be. It was clean, smelled ok and the toilet worked without any problems. SO glad I don't have to use the public toilet!, she thought as a disgusted shiver ran down her spine.She put the purse on the washbasins shelf and examined herself in the window. Damn, I am a mess, she thought. For her standards, she really.