After several minutes of adding up the contestants scores the judge returned to announce the winner, walking over to the microphone on the stage he be...gan to read out the score announcing Pig Jessica the winner. Jessicas heart sank and she began to scream though her gag, all that could be heard sounded just like the squeals of any frightened pig. As usual after the announcing of the winner, even under these circumstances where the Prize Pig was a human girl, the auction began as Steve was handed. Well, and why not, lying came easy for the two of them.I waited to see if he would notice me, potted plant or no. He did not; they did not. They took a booth on the same side of the room that I was at, but half a dozen feet to my front and across the aisle from the main bar. They were talking. I saw her look around, for me I supposed; she didn’t notice me, not yet: a break for me. She looked—pissed. I had to wonder at that.“He’s not here yet,” she said.“He’ll be here,” he said. “And he’s not. I lent over and kissed him and said “thank you darling, what an original idea!”. We went in and he handed over the tickets he had pre-bought and an elderly man led us to a little table right next to the stage. The theatre was beautiful inside. Although a little run down, it still had all of its original beauty. The gilt paint may have been cracked in places, but it only added to the atmosphere of the place. There were only thirty or so other tables in the place, all of which were already. He started to give haircuts, beginning with the youngest, the Kramer and Christian 2-year-old boys. He was amazed at how perfectly behaved the two little boys were sitting in the chair. No fuss, no muss, and particularly, no tears.Following the two little boys were two 4-year-old girls, Kristin Kramer and Karen Christian. The two came bounding up hand in hand when Carol called out for them. “Hi, Mommy!” the two chorused in unison.“These are our identical twins,” Carol explained.Penny Watts.