We talked about the past that we were living in and the future that we already knew. As I sank into her she sank into the mattress. XXX They cheerfully showed us around and asked what we wanted for breakfast. She steals from her parents too. I keep the change when they send me to the bar for beer. Not too many people appreciated it. There was no electricity, no indoor plumbing, and it had an outhouse. The kids at school that picked on us would not be caught dead in a library. Audrey told her that we wanted to be transported back in time for the entire week and eat and do everything that they had done. I go through Dad’s pockets and Mom’s purse on payday and help myself. If there is an up side to having alcoholic parents its because they let me do whatever I want to as long as I don’t bother them.










