In the end, the ladies saw the light and cheered me on in my quest for a better future for today’s young men. Construction of the school began on Ma...y 15, 2007. It ended in July 4, 2009. Long after America got over itself when it decided whether to elect a White female senator or a Black male senator as President of the United States. I didn’t pay too much attention to politics. The school occupied my thoughts. I was in my sixties and, not knowing how much time I had left, I sped things along.. “Eli, you got that girl talking just like you. She’ll have that boy so messed up he won’t be able to tell you his name by tomorrow this time,” Duncan said.“I was just thinking about the first time we saw Sissy and all the other girls out there that day. Just look over there at Suh, with Pike and her man Moses. Duncan, I reckon we did good when we brought them girls back here. Lettie’s a nurse now and it didn’t surprise me none when Doc Harrod married her. They spend all their time together at. I sat next to him on the couch."Are we forgetting something?" Phillip asked."Oh, sorry," I replied, and leaned to kiss him."I love your kisses but, I meant your dress," he informed me, "you still have it on." You want me to take my dress back off?" Of course." It's a quarter to midnight, we have to go to bed," I answered."Yes, please!" Phillip quickly responded."Sadly, separate beds." Dang, well stay up with me until midnight then?" he asked."Okay but, no later." Let me help you with that. I sliced the fat off mine and pushed it onto Jill's plate with my fork. That got me a quick kiss.Jill was feeding the last of it to the two scavengers when Mom and Wanda came out, followed by a sheepish John. Wanda took every opportunity she got to glare at him for the rest of the day. My mother seemed to find it very amusing, talking about "Poor John" on several occasions.Wanda made a big production about how hungry she was, she never thought she was going to eat again, watching John try to.