He was glad his friend was excited. “Thank you so much for inviting me. I know there were many other options you could have picked from.” “I th...ink I made the right decision,” Colby assured Brian. “I am glad that you like it here.” “Are you kidding,” he exclaimed, “I love it here. This place is amazing. I am so jealous you get to come here every summer.” “Yeah well it gets boring without friends,” Colby sighed, “So I am equally as glad that you are here. The summer is going to be so much. As if from a fairy tale, she appears, from nowhere and everywhere all at once, at the entrance to the ballroom, like an angel on a cloud, the face and the body of Venus herself. Truly, breathtaking. Katherine’s voluptuous, brown, curly hair drapes down around her shoulders. Her eyes, pure emerald green, sparkling in the candlelight, match the floor length, flowing gown of the purest satin and lace trimmed in pearls adorning her body and allowing it to fit, with luxurious perfection, the. The girls and I relaxed out on the patio for a while before deciding to walk down to the good seafood restaurant for supper. It was fairly busy when we walked into the place, but the manager came out, shook my hand, and told me how happy he was that I would eat at his restaurant. He was surprised to learn that I was a regular customer.Several kids came up to say 'hi' as soon as we were seated, and I offered each one an autograph. Sherry had a small tablet that had plain unlined paper, so I. . or better yet, grab her.Marla was intended to be the strong female character who triumphed over extreme situations. But ... it turned out that Marla was not as strong her friends and relations thought she was, and under the stress, she broke. She didn't quite shatter completely, but she is broken.She sees herself as property. She belongs to Eckert and she likes it that way. She doesn't have to make the big decisions she's scared of, or worry about tomorrow. Instead she can just deal with.