The girl was on before me and seemed only to do one test, whereas today I had two tests. As I went through the moves on my first test, I could see th...e man standing at the edge of the arena watching me intently, and though I was concentrating on my paces, I realised that he had not put a hat on today. When I had finished and was leaving the arena, I steeled myself to turn and look him directly in the face. He was certainly only a year or two older in appearance than me with a handsome manly. “Right now it is! This is the worst possible timing! I’m still married to that lunatic! And he’s out there somewhere trying to hunt me down!” She was sitting up now, crazily waving her hands around.Jacob took her hands in his. “Shh… It’s ok. I said there’s a good chance, but that doesn’t mean you are. Only time will tell for sure. For now we have to focus on what is… Don’t let this freak you out.”She took a deep breath. “But what if I am…”“Then I’d be proud to of fathered your child, you should. “Ugh!”She sounded hurt. Naturally, I didn’t want to get involved. The neighborhood had seemed quiet and safe when I signed the lease, but who knew what dangers it contained?While I was dithering, the cry came again, louder. The pain and fear were unmistakable. I couldn’t let myself become one of those neighbors who witness a crime and do nothing. I forced myself out of bed and went to the window, clutching a pillow to my breasts.But there was no one outside. I lifted the screen, stuck my head. As soon as the doors closed my Aunt Francis asked me incredulously, "You tipped that niggah a dollah, Speedy?" Sure I did." You sure getting' to be a big spender."I grinned at her. "Everybody has to make a living, Aunt Francis."My mother haltingly steered her way out of the parking lot. Aunt Francis stared at Aunt Mary in the back seat. "You see him tip that porter a dollah?"Aunt Mary smiled at me and asked in her shrieking voice, "Did you buy anything at Sak's Fifth Avenue? They always have a.