I push open the door, and I see my blond, 14 year old sister weeping in the corner of her room.I approach her, and placing my hand on her shoulder, I ...ask, "Sam, what’s wrong?"My sister then proceeds to tell me that there is a "HUGE" spider on her window sill. I look out her window, and from the second story, I can see the yard and the driveway. Crawling on the glass is a medium sized spider. I pick up a magazine, roll it up, and whack the spider.Before I can turn around, my sister comes from. We talked for a while; at least long enough to finish the first cup of wine. I poured each of us another glass and invited her into the living room. She sat on a chair; I sat on the couch. There was the usual small talk and conversation about her car. We finished our second cup of wine and started on our third. The bottle was almost empty. “Are you going to show me around?” she asked. The game had begun. A tour of the first floor wasn’t necessary. We walked up the stairs to the second floor,. She just held me.Once I regained control I went into the bedroom, stripped down and took a hot shower. It didn't help to clear my mind. I put on a robe and joined my wife at the kitchen table for chicken. I couldn't look her in the eye.After a dinner devoid of any conversation, Jenny asked if I was okay. I told her I didn't know how I was. I needed time to try to understand what had transpired. We watched TV and then went to bed in silence. . My favorite teams are Boston College, Georgia Tech, University of Michigan and Ohio State University. They have the best men’s and women’s soccer teams in the NCAA Division One. To my great surprise, Michelle was a fan of Boston University’s men’s and women’s varsity soccer teams too. She hoped to transfer either to Boston University or Northeastern University after graduating from Brockton Community College in June of 2009. We sat there, talking while checking out videos on YouTube. Hell, I.
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