Sue put a coffee pot of water on the cook stove to begin boiling."Sit," Sue said.Jason sat. The chair wobbled and the table creaked.Sue began, "My hus...band and I started this farm fifteen years ago, as newlyweds. We began raising horses and the crops to feed them. I was just fifteen at the time and my husband was twenty five. Then, the winter before the war started, my husband was trying to break a horse, was thrown and killed. I carried on, selling horses to the Confederacy. But, I was paid in. ." Was drawn to our abode...?"Aaron was puzzled, but appeared unshaken."Instead of gettin' all mad and shit, why don't you just make another one?,y'all might be young enough." Another what...?" Another kid. Ha ha ha ha" Aaron continued ", "Hey, you wasn't the onlyloser, I lost my Honda Civic Si in that accident, an that car was worthmore than a human life." EMOTIONLESS KID!!! Well, for your information, my wife and I are doing justthat. You see that urn? That is Ami!!! You black bastard!!! That. That's why we've enrolled her inthe Yoni Punani Academy. So all we're really talking about is the lastmonth of this school year. Of that there are probably only two weeksthat really matter." Madam, I do admire your perspective and perceptiveness," cooedPrincipal von Aft:"As you say, the last week or so of school is primarily given to classtrips and special speakers; we might even ask you to speak to his classabout tolerance toward the disabled, including transgendered childrenlike Blair. If. " Yes I understand it. But use it for what?" For other things."Marcia wanted to ask "what other things," but what would have been thepoint? With Claire, there were always "other things." At the time oftheir divorce, these "other things" had forced Marcia into personalbankruptcy.Claire's stroke, Claire's failed second marriage, Claire's expensivetastes and lifestyle, her selfishness, her spendthrift ways, her dreams,her desires, her various schemes and inevitable tragedies, unfortunateas they.