" She went on to say, "Actually, I'mthrilled with the whole idea of playing your auntie, but I'm not sure howI want to go about it just yet."You see ...Jack there's somethings you don't know about me. The one bigthing is, I'm a very rich lady, and when I say rich, I mean rich, rich,like over $900 billion dollars rich. My husband died about three yearsago, leaving me his whole fortune. I own six factories, in six differentstates, I have a mansion in each of those states. Plus, I own a yacht,. I was born in 1953 into a lower middle class Hispanic family of Mexican origin. But I just happen to have hazel eyes and very light, olive-toned skin. And so my European looks have always made me stand out like a sore thumb whenever I was around the rest of my immediate family, who were all much darker-skinned than I am.I was very much a tomboy kind of girl back then. And if you happen to be a classic movie fan like I am, then I can easily describe for you what I looked like back in those days.. " Al got out and went to the back of his pickup. There were 2 baskets, filled with food, and several covered bowls as well. He hadn't even known it was there. "Ya just came from the shindig at the new house, didn't ya? This looks like the handiwork of the Mayfield and the Elledge families. Them four women can't stand to see someone leave without takin some food with 'em." Al thanked him, and opened the door. Bennie had climbed out of his car, and was standing next to Al's pickup. "Now ya know. I lay on the floor and gasp for air. It wasn’t working. My mind was working telling me to calm down, to relax and I would be able to breathe. But my body had other plans. I was hyperventilating, and I couldn’t help it. The lack of oxygen was going to my head, as the entire world began to go grey at the edges. I fought to breathe, and finally blackness enveloped me. ~~~~ He’d seen movement in the window. He didn’t know why he knew, but he knew she was alive. Saints be praised. He listened to.
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