'You told Dickie Sr WHAT?' Cindy asked, hardly believing her ears.
'That I was taking you to the Kingdom Hall where we were going to convert you to a Jehovah's Witness!' laughed Mel, slapping the table.
'That's NOT funny, Melissa!' wailed Cindy. 'What am I going to tell him?!'
'Easy,' said Mel after her laughter finally died down. 'Call him after I leave and tell himt don't celebrate Christmas or birthdays, so you told them no way!'
'Calm down, Cindy,' Randall smoothed. 'I think you're ex-husband just wanted to know if I was here. Remember we ran into Charles and DeeDee last night, so you know Charles spilled the beans. Now you have someone who told him I'm not here!' he grinned.
Cindy noticably relaxed and a lightbulb went on over her head. 'Are you a Jehovah's Witness, Melissa?' She took a deep draw from the half-gone skinny joint and handed it to her.
Mel nodded and took a deep drag. She blew out the smoke. 'Actually, my parents were. And my twin brother, Melvin,' she clarified.
'You have a twin brother?' asked Randall.
'Fraternal, obviously,' Mel explained. 'We were in the same classes at school. 'He refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance and I would,' said Mel. 'I'm no Commie!'
'So you really don't celebrate Christmas or birthdays?' asked Cindy.
'Witnesses don't,' said Mel, 'But I do!'
'I sense some family drama in your background,' laughed Randall.
Mel nodded her head, grimly. 'When we turned 18 in 1958, my twin got his draft notice and he got the draft board to give him CO status,'
'CO?' asked Cindy.
'Conscientious Objector,' Mel explained.
'Cop Out!' laughed Randall.
'I called him a coward and a Commie, and went to the Marine recruiter next day and signed-up,' said Mel. 'My parents haven't spoken to me since.'
'What about your twin brother?' asked Cindy, a worried look on your face.
'He mostly just sends me copies of WatchTowers and Awake! with certain sentences and paragraphs circled,' said Cindy. 'Did you guys know Armageddon is happening sometime before New Years Day 1976?'
'You mean in less than two weeks?' asked Randall. 'No shit!'
'That I was taking you to the Kingdom Hall where we were going to convert you to a Jehovah's Witness!' laughed Mel, slapping the table.
'That's NOT funny, Melissa!' wailed Cindy. 'What am I going to tell him?!'
'Easy,' said Mel after her laughter finally died down. 'Call him after I leave and tell himt don't celebrate Christmas or birthdays, so you told them no way!'
'Calm down, Cindy,' Randall smoothed. 'I think you're ex-husband just wanted to know if I was here. Remember we ran into Charles and DeeDee last night, so you know Charles spilled the beans. Now you have someone who told him I'm not here!' he grinned.
Cindy noticably relaxed and a lightbulb went on over her head. 'Are you a Jehovah's Witness, Melissa?' She took a deep draw from the half-gone skinny joint and handed it to her.
Mel nodded and took a deep drag. She blew out the smoke. 'Actually, my parents were. And my twin brother, Melvin,' she clarified.
'You have a twin brother?' asked Randall.
'Fraternal, obviously,' Mel explained. 'We were in the same classes at school. 'He refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance and I would,' said Mel. 'I'm no Commie!'
'So you really don't celebrate Christmas or birthdays?' asked Cindy.
'Witnesses don't,' said Mel, 'But I do!'
'I sense some family drama in your background,' laughed Randall.
Mel nodded her head, grimly. 'When we turned 18 in 1958, my twin got his draft notice and he got the draft board to give him CO status,'
'CO?' asked Cindy.
'Conscientious Objector,' Mel explained.
'Cop Out!' laughed Randall.
'I called him a coward and a Commie, and went to the Marine recruiter next day and signed-up,' said Mel. 'My parents haven't spoken to me since.'
'What about your twin brother?' asked Cindy, a worried look on your face.
'He mostly just sends me copies of WatchTowers and Awake! with certain sentences and paragraphs circled,' said Cindy. 'Did you guys know Armageddon is happening sometime before New Years Day 1976?'
'You mean in less than two weeks?' asked Randall. 'No shit!'