Opening round complete; now we begin the next phase.We were seated and waiting at the pool furniture when we heard Cheryl exit the house and approach ...with the soft clop of her sandals. You could tell that she had not worn the high heels because of the distinct sound. I was a little surprised that I could not hear my own heartbeat pounding louder than the sounds she was making in her approach.As she rounded the hedge screen, Cheryl was just removing a bathing wrap that she had draped around. At last June finished Belinda's words, "We would like to ask you to be our true Mom!"They gave the two bouquets of flowers to Beth, who accepted them and she wiped her eyes.She said feelingly, "Belinda, June, ever since I got to know your Dad, I've thought of you as my true daughters."She hugged Belinda first and then June. Every adult in the room cried. The older children looked at their parents surprised, wondering what the matter was. However, they soon recognized that the adults were crying. I dropped her and went to my friend’s room to hand over the bike and while returning I bought flowers for her as I wanted to see her with flowers. I went home at 7 pm and mom was busy preparing the dinner. I went to take bath and came back with the flowers in my hand. She saw that I was hiding some thing at the back and she asked me what it was. I showed her and said I want to see you with the flowers in your hair mom. She smiled at me and took the flowers and placed in her hair and asked are. There had been a lot of violence and a lot of shouting.She had spent the night in a cell, too drunk to give a statement andnow it was time to face up to it. And they had found marijuana in herthings.In my things."Yeah," I said, "It's mine." The policeman looked at me sternly. "Look,wha?" I snapped, "I'm sorry, all right? What do you want me to fuckingsay? Jee-sus!"He closed his notebook and sat watching me for a minute or two. Iglared down at the bare tabletop."Listen to me Sadie," he said in a.