/tags/f-ffmm/Recent content in F-Ffmm on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usMon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2009/08/31/the-rubber-baroness/Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2009/08/31/the-rubber-baroness/<p><strong>Part One</strong></p> <p>The heavy rain made it difficult for Allen to see the road. It was literally a curtain of water hitting the windshield. The wipers were useless, yet he wouldn&rsquo;t stop.</p> <p>Damn him!, Alice thought to herself. He couldn&rsquo;t leave on time. Now we&rsquo;ll never get to the airport before our flight leaves! She looked at Betty and Frank, who were sitting quietly in the back seat. They looked at Alice with expressions of anger and yet, resignation to their fate.</p>