"I can tell you aren't like the other boys I know. All they want to do is act gross and make fun of you." "Betsy, I promise you, you aren't going... to find any other boys like me." "Hey, I think Auntie Toni made some iced tea this morning, lets go up and have a drink," said Micki. The children dashed up the stairs to the top floor apartment. Cat was away making several runs today and Tony Bass had volunteered to babysit for her. Not that Micki needed to be watched; Tony was mainly. As for my bad luck the apartment was newly constructed and the next flat was empty still to be occupied and after a month someone occupied the flat next door and there was not much noise there I was wondering who come has as my new neighbor most of the time door used to be closed. Then came the Divali holiday time and again i was lonely and bored at home that evening out of boredom and curiosity i decided to check who stays next door so i went and rang the doorbell with a bowel of homemade food. All of a sudden she said, "Ted, my water just broke." Mr. Fate had struck again. She then doubled over with a massive contraction. Ted's mom hit the call button and a nurse ran into the room. One look was all it took and the nurse called out, "gurney to exam two."Another nurse pushed the stretcher in. They loaded Teddy up and she was on her way to labor and delivery. Ted and his parents followed them and turned to go into the maternity waiting room. For the second time that evening three people. She did an enormous amount of walking in a small flat."Coat but no tie, she says. 1500 on Sunday. Officially, it's 1430, but she said we should be 'fashionably late.' Artists and museum patrons. She said you can tell them apart by the haircuts ... some of the patrons will be sporting bush shirts." I laughed."Another bunch of phonies. We could sell them those two." I waved at the wall. We'd brought the Fred Williams and the Max Dupain that had been on the station in Mitchell back east with us..
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