But he was a very good provider.I was sure my mother was dreading our separation, more than she led me to believe.Grandma, as usual was ecstatic to se...e us. She hugged and kissed us affectionately. She had arranged a feast for us and forced me to eat more than I should have. Somehow, she thought I would not have good foods where I was going and her delicious foods would stay with me forever.As it always happened, we were late leaving grandma’s house. Once on the road we realized the whether had. "In fact she might be very very angry at the one that opens the pit." I say.She just stares at me."You know the reason I am disappointed in myself?" I ask.She doesn't say anything."I failed you, I failed the daughters, I was supposed to be a guide for you, a moral compass if you would." I say.She looks toward the rising sun, I can see pain on her face."I Let myself be pulled into the politics, the minutia of day to day life, I thought you didn't need me anymore, hell I started pulling away. Stepping onto the embroidered throw rug he walked over to a chair and grabbed the clothes he had laid out the night before. To avoid disturbing any of the sleepers he dressed as quietly as possible putting on everything except his boots. He then grabbed his watch from the dark oak night table and glanced at the time. It was five forty-five am. Stretching his arms he yawned, bent over to grab his boots and then moved slowly through the door. His growling stomach reminded him he had to attend to. She helped Amanda pack up the clothes she wore as Nicholas."What are we going to do with them, mom?" she asked as they taped up thebox."We're going to give them to the Salvation Army as soon as yourgrandmother gets here to watch Kayla," Amanda said.Amanda was amazed how much her mother accepted Nicole as one of hergranddaughters. They got along really well."Grandma's here, grandma's here," shouted Kayla as Amanda and Nicolecarried the boxes of Nicholas' clothes downstairs."Those are some nice.