Mary was my best friend. I knew her from school. We always got on very well together. We were in the same class although we never sat together. Mary w...as always considered a bit of a rebel, I was always the quiet one. In a way, I looked up to her. I was never any good at making friends and Mary was the kind of girl others would avoid.I'm not too sure how, but we just kind of hit it off, a bit of an odd couple really. Anyway, we remained best friends after leaving school. She is a bit shorter. I must not be used to the time difference yet. It is going to take a while. I open the curtains, letting in the California sun. I see that Beverly Hills is really beautiful. The Pacific Ocean is crystal clear and glistening in the sun, the roads are lined with Palm trees, there is a delicate breeze flowing through the air, bringing in the smell of fresh air and the ocean.I turn when I hear Adrienne moving in the bed."Morning sleepyhead," I say, going over, and shaking her."Sophie?" She looks at. Carol is with Kay, Ed, they’re crying.”“I have an idea, Wilbur.”“What, Ed?”“How bout I pick us each an Addison apple? It would be a tribute to your friend, Wilbur. Addison always looked after you and the girl.”Of course of course the horse had been forbidden to pick anymore of Addison’s pride and joy apple crop and the horse had adhered to that steady course, more or less. That unsavory episode nearly caused the horse to report Wilbur to the ASPCA, but, cooler manes and heads had prevailed and. If she goes too mad I’ll take it out of Charlie’s pay!”“Oh God what would Charlie say?”“I’m k**ding, you doughnut! Seriously Sarah let her spend herself silly if she wants. She’s not going to bankrupt us in a couple of hours shopping!”“She’ll have a bloody good try!”“Sarah darling our CD sales are going viral. I checked out our finances this morning while you were out getting breakfast. We’re considerably richer than we were yesterday but not as rich as we’re going to be tomorrow in spite of.