"Make a wish, sweetie," mom says, smiling as she moves quickly to the other side of the table, phone in hand. Cheesy though it was, the only wish you ...eally wanted to make was to get out of this financial glut sooner rather than later. It had been a hard year for your family - debt had piled up from a series of medical emergencies that had all three of you busting your asses at work to help pay it off. There was a light at the end of the tunnel, but it hadn't come soon enough to let your mother. Nikolas was a lot of help, but Joanna just kept on talking to Lia or to Nikolas without doing anything at all, so in the end, they didn’t finish the group work and had to do it tonight for homework. ‘Sorry, but I’ve got important things tonight. Nikolas, are you coming to Chris’ party tonight?’ ‘No. I’ve got to baby sit tonight.’ Joanna looked disappointed, but then she spoke again, ‘Why don’t you just take Jenny to the party?’ Nikolas looked somewhat disgusted. ‘Jo, Jenny’s six. What do you. ” I just wanted to make her feel better. Kavita, “ Bhaiya, aap bahut acche ho.” I said “ Aub tumhara kam ho gaya? Main TV dekne jar aha hu.” So I came back to TV room and started watching TV. About 45 minutes later Kavita came to TV room and sat next to me. She was looking gorgeous and smelling so good. I said, “ Bahut acchi lag rahi ho aaj, parent nahi hain isliye?” Kavita, “Mujhe sajne ka bahut shouk ho raha tha kuch dino se, lekin papa ko accha nahi lagta na, to aaj chance tha.” I said, “. He said ok. I will stop by your last class and we can make a phone call then. he shook my hand and I felt an electricity go through my hand. Rayburn showed up after class and we walked to the phone across the street. I called and asked Mom if it was OK. She said yes but to be home by 6 for dinner and not to be late.We jumped on his bus and rode to his house. Rayburn had a key and opened the door. I asked why he had a key. He said his mom and dad both worked and wouldn't be home til around 6. He.