“What am I supposed to do now, watching TV?” she said indignantly. “You are supposed to rest. You decide how to do that.” She kicked her pum...p off and rested her right leg on the couch, then glared angrily at the cast. “I have to go to the drugstore to buy the prescribed medicines. What do you want to eat?” I said. “I am not hungry.” “Jill, you have to eat!” “You started treating me like a baby!” she said with subdued anger. “I just want to make you feel better.” “I cannot stand myself. ”Missus Mason said, “Did you have to say jackass? Couldn’t you have said horse’s rear?”“No, ma’am. You know he was referring to Karen. It was all I could do not to jerk his butt off the pulpit and kick it hard.”“We won’t ask either of you to go back there while he is still there. Don, I think PPR needs to complain about this.”“I agree but it’s my daughter he was picking on. By definition, I am prejudiced. However, I will support anyone else on the committee asking for us to meet. He has. "I was a Campbell" I don't know any Campbells. But there is something about your eyes thatmakes me think that I know you from somewhere." Maybe we don't know each other, but I would like to keep talking with you.Tell me about you. Married? Children? What do you do?"We live in Satellite Beach. I have two children, two sons." What about your husband?" He has his own State Farm Insurance Agency."Beth took all of this in. Her family was definitely living a better lifewithout her. Because her mom. " But I don't want to be a woman," he'd answered. "You will never be awoman Chrissie and it's not something that I would ever want you to be,"I told him as I took his hand and gently squeezed it. He sobbed and a fewtears trickled down his cheeks as I drew him closer and hugged himtightly. Finally he whispered in my ear "I am afraid you might be right."I held him close for a few more minutes before saying that we needed toget home.After arriving home we unloaded the car and Chris asked did I.
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