“So, for the last five years, my life has been filled with keeping Suzie happy. And she deserves it. Not because she’s mine, but she is truly a wonderful kid. She never gives me any headaches. She studies hard and never gets into trouble.”
“You are fortunate. It’s shocking the things young kids get into in Winston-Salem.”
“The worse problem I have with her is she doesn’t understand why she can’t stay out late covering council meetings and the such. So now, I just go with her so she can stay till they end.”
Karen took another long drink of her coffee, smacked her lips, and set her coffee cup down with an emphatic gesture of finality.
“So, I guess that’s it! That’s pretty much the story of my life. I warned you it’d be boring.”
“Not quite everything. All you’ve told me is about Wilson a
