I was handed one of those things that lights up and vibrates when my number is called. I sat at a bench while Brook went to use the ladies room. She w...as back in about five minutes.I wasn't paying much attention and it took a few minutes for me to notice there were tears trickling down Brook's cheeks!"Brook! What's wrong, Baby? Is your arm hurting you? What is it, Sweetheart?" I asked."You know how Mom couldn't make my game because she had to go to Philadelphia for her job?" sobbed Brook."So. 'That's amazing, ' Wendy thought at me.'It is that.'Wendy said, "Mr. Austin, would you please take us to Frandor?"Instead of driving past the rubble we turned left from Logan on to East Michigan and drove to the new shopping center. Frandor was named after the developers wife, Francis, and his daughter, Doris. It was like a series of strip malls except it had places like Sears, J.C. Penny's and some big name department stores. Macy's was one. There were also several top name Jewelry stores,. Just be back at a reasonable hour” “Thanks mother. I love you.” “I love you too Chelle. Have fun.”Ignoring the looks of the teachers, I ran all the way to Lisa’s locker ”she said yes!”Despite her somewhat sunken cheeks, Lisa was a cute girl with red straight hair at chin length, freckles, turquoise oval glasses over her light eyes and small mouth with kissable lips. They had a big smile now. “Great!” Excitedly we quickly found her driver who took us back to her house. In traffic we made some. I pulled up short to watch her climb out. I was not disappointed or ashamed to watch as she hoisted herself easily from the pool, cat-quick but followed by a small cascade of water.“You don’t need it,” I said as I climbed out and reached for the towel she handed me. “I’m supposed to do that for you.”“You’d like that, wouldn’t you?”“Yeah, and it shows, I know.” I wrapped the towel she handed me back around her body before we scooped everything up and I put my hand on the small of her back to.