Frustrated Cousins
I hadn't seen my cousin Janice very much. It is true that when we were in high school, my parents had gone to Europe alone, leaving my sister and me to stay for a week with Janice's parents in their farmhouse in the suburbs. The week was tough because Janice was very riled up over an older friend of mine who had lost interest and was being pursued by an older townie guy who sold used cars. Her father, my uncle by marriage, was unaware of what had almost happened between my high school friend...