1- The Glass Room 2- The Spirit Stone -3-bear Hugs-4- Believe by Beverly Machado Page B

the sofa and chairs that didn’t pass Susan’s inspection. It in no way compared to his home, but it wasn’t so bad. They each had their own room to decorate as they chose.
    Jimmy decided to walk to the park and while sitting on one of the benches, he pulled his cell phone out and called Anna. It was the highlight of his day to hear her voice.
    “Hi, my darling. Are you well? Do you have time to talk to me now?”
    “I will always have time to talk to you.”
    “I want to tell you all that I have been through these last few days since I left.” He went thru the whole trip and the move to the trailer park. He didn’t leave anything out. He felt like her knowing what was going on in his life kept her a part of his life.
    The next morning JD approached him asking him for more money.
    “What is it we need? We have a good food supply.”
    “Well, this is the day Susan goes to the spa. She needs to go to her exercise classes and have her hair and nails fixed. She also uses this day to shop at the Mall. She will have to use your car of course since she is going back to our old neighborhood in Fayetville. “
    “Oh, no! She will not use my money for something she can do herself.”
    “Dad, she has always gone to exercise. She needs to exercise.”
    “Yes, she does. But what she needs is to walk around this trailer park.”
    She can fix her own hair and nails and do with the expensive clothes she already has. She can get her exercise cleaning this house and cooking instead of making you do everything. It’s no wonder why you are so in debt that you lost everything. Maybe that’s where your money went, but not mine!”
    “She’ll never do that. She can cook a few things, but not much.”
    “Then teach her.”
    Susan heard all of this talk about her and came stomping into the living room.” I will not deny myself of anything just because he couldn’t keep his job!”
    “Well you better find the money to do it, because you will not use my money! My money is for needs not wants!”
    Jimmy walked outside, but still could hear her howling. In the long run she did not get any money because JD didn’t have any to give her. He started thinking, maybe I am being hard on her. I’ll make her an offer and see what she does with it. He went inside and facing her he said, “Okay Susan, I can see that you don’t want to walk around here. What if I bought you a treadmill or some kind of exercise equipment for you to exercise here?”
    “Oh, you are both impossible! I’m going to take the car and get away from here for a while!”
    Both children heard all that was going on. They were use to hearing her complain, only now they felt like complaining, too.
    “Good morning, Jack. Good morning, Jennie. Your dad has breakfast ready. I was going to take you both to your old neighborhood to visit with your friends, but now the car is gone. When your mother comes back maybe we can go then. What do you think?”
    “It wouldn’t do any good, Grandpa. Some of them moved to other states to live with relatives and the ones that are still living there don’t want anything to do with us now that we moved here. They think they are better than us now. I do miss our friends. We had good times together, going to the movies, or ice skating, or fun parties our parents gave us.”
    “I’m sorry to hear that. Can you both make friends here?”
    “Sure, but these kids are different. Maybe when we get to know them better it will be alright.”
    They all ate and both the children cleaned the kitchen then went and cleaned their own rooms. They even did the wash. Jimmy could see that they were use to doing the work that their mother refused to do. He had to admire them for that. Now that their dad didn’t work, he did all of the cooking while Susan sat on the sofa reading fashion magazines and watching soap operas.
    She finally came back with the car when it was time to eat dinner.
    “Do you want me to buy the exercise equipment for you,