As if to reassure herself, she quickly scanned the people around her one more time. Then, she took a quick peek down toward the register, where she no...ticed someone new and unfamiliar. Having lived in the area for quite a few years, she was familiar with many of the people in the close-knit neighborhood, even if she didn’t know them all by name. Newcomers were a fairly rare occurrence, thanks to some of the recent construction nearby. Apparently people preferred “new and shiny” to ‘old with. ”Her granddaughter emulated her and began kissing me just as ferociously when she was twelve, (although there was no tongue).Except for the occasional nudity and the overboard kisses we shared, Mom, riya, and I where just another family.Each summer the three of us would spend mid-week evenings curled up together on the couch and watch movies. Mom, riya and I would pick one movie each, pop some popcorn and settle in. Riya sometimes fell asleep before the movie was over and I would carry her to. Luckily they are showing a movie, so we just make ourselves comfortable, at least as comfortable as you can possibly be on an airplane. After 6 hours our plane finally lands. We exit the plane and quickly head to baggage claim, gather our things and get a cab. Emotions arise and were ready to get our things to the room and check out the city. I give the driver the resorts address and off we go. I hadnt told my friends where we had reservations or what kind of room we had. It was all a. " So what's the bad news, Frank?"He smiled, "The bad news is you probably have to testify about the snakes in your pool cage, patio, hot tub, and car. They won't make a deal, so the prosecutor is going to send them away for breaking and entering your property and your car, plus eighty-five counts of attempted murder against each of you at your house. There were eighty-five snakes so that's how many counts there will be. They won't be back on the street until you have grown grandchildren.".