. Oh hi! Is everything okay? ... Ah, that's good."Cori whispered, "Who is it?"Aunt Joan mouthed the word, "Terri." "What was that, honey? ... Oh, that... was so sweet of her to invite youover. Does her mother know? ... I see. Will there be any other girls? ...And what about boys? ... Okay, that sounds all right. It looks like bothof my girls will be at sleepovers tonight. When you get there, I wantyou to give me a call and ask her mother to talk to me. ... You'rewelcome, hon. Just don't forget. Surely he wouldn’t affect her like this if she just bumped into him on the street.“So,” he said. “Why don’t you show me the things that need repair.”She blushed.“I’m sorry,” she said. “It’s just that you don’t look much like I remember you.”He laughed. “Farm work has a tendency to put muscle on,” he said. “You don’t look like you’ve changed a bit, though.”“Me?” she said. “I’m surprised you even remember me.”“Of course I remember you,” he said, the smile leaving his face. “Everybody in school. Then i heard a knock on the door. When i opened the door i saw my friends standing outside with a bag.I became confused seeing them all. Then shyam said “we saw your mom and sister were going somewhere”.I said”Then what?”.Then shyam said”don’t worry man, we didn’t make any problem. We want some space to drink some liquor.so we came hear”.Then i said”not hear, my mom & sister will come soon”.Then joy said”don’t lie man, we know where they were gone and when will they return”.I had no other. The traffic wasn’t bad, but I had to be careful. “Then what?” I asked.“Not much more to tell. I came home one day and found them fucking by our pool. He didn’t even apologize. I packed my things and moved out the same day. Mike was hurt but decided to stay with Steven since he had all his friends living close by. Dawn doesn’t speak to Steven anymore.”“I’m so sorry this happened to you.”She turned to me. “Thanks, you were always so sweet. How’s your daughter, what’s her name, Brandy?”“She is.