In high school I was a pretty good student. Not good enough to win scholarships or things, but good enough to graduate in the top 1/3 of the class. Gr...andma and my Dad came up with the money to get me in the door. The rest was up to me.I took to the business courses like a fish to water. I was fascinated by the whole process even Economics, my least favorite course. It seems as if we spent weeks studying some concept and when I finally got it down, the professor started teaching up the exact. "They had a nice dinner at the same restaurant that she'd been to for her tenth birthday. There were painful memories this time that hadn't been there before.Finally, Mr. Glastonbury drained his tea cup. "Hopefully my procrastination has given you a chance to have second thoughts." No, actually, the plan is pretty straightforward." And the plan is?" Get his attention, explain about his grandson, get his attention in a nice way a second time, then go home and get a good night's sleep! It's. But I soon realized he didn’t love me. He used me. I wanted to make things work. I didn’t want to be a failure. I even put up with him slapping me now and again.”Luca’s eyes tightened. “He slapped you? Does Tom know?”Kay looked away. “That’s not important. I knew it was going to get worse. So, when I inherited the money, I thought maybe things would get better. But they didn’t. I filed for divorce, but he died before it was final. So here I am stuck.”Luca could hear the pain in her voice. How. She acted like that was the most, fantastic thing in the world."The conversation came to a sudden halt as they entered their yard. Kathy was disappointed. She wanted to hear more but she knew that it would have to wait. They entered the house and found it quiet and dark. Kathy turned to say something to Beth and caught herself. A noise from the back of the house stopped her. The sisters exchanged glances. Putting her finger to her lips, Kathy motioned Beth to follow her. They turned into the.