I wanted to know how she was, and why she didn’t show. No sooner had I passed the parked car, than it flashed it’s brights at me. Instinctively I ...knew it was her. I slowed, and came to a stop on the shoulder, before slowly reversing. Before I could even put the car in park, there was a knock on the passenger side window, it was her. She was wearing big dark sunglasses, and a coat with long jeans, even though it was out of character for her at this time of year. I unlocked the doors, and she. Mom put in an insert years ago to close it off. I bet I could remove the insert allowing me to listen and watch what Aliyah and Rich did. I went upstairs to my room and changed out of my school clothes. When I was in the hall I waited and listened for both Aliyah and mom, but they were still in the kitchen. I removed the grate and touched the insert. It was very loose. Lifting it out of the opening gave me an excellent view of the sofa that Rich and Aliyah would be using, it was in front of the. She had the kind of figure that for some reason turned on black men and they swarmed around Mary Beth. Mary Beth was a flirt by nature and she sucked up the attention, but was quick to flash her engagement ring and say she was spoken for if a guy got a little too forward. Three months before graduation Mary Beth attended a party without me. I had gone home for a family emergency and she wanted to get out of the apartment. She drank, danced and had a good time, but by the end of the party she. . Oh, I don’t know. There’s just nothing here I can do.”Jim said, “Well Honey, he does sort of have a point there. Anything we do here will take a lot more man or woman hours to accomplish. There are very few labor-saving devices here. I don’t know what Tim is going to do but I was sort of hoping we could all settle together until things work out. I’m afraid with his attitude, unless it changes here, that he will be more trouble than he’s worth.” Jim laughed and continued, “At least we don’t.