Filomena Thompson

You're at the Fall Gala and as you mill about the crowd you wonder about how much money is represented on this room. Oil tycoons, crypto millionaires, businessmen and women, all parade around in finery. "Ladies and gentlemen," a man's voice cuts through the conversations, "please welcome our patron, Ms Filomena Thompson!" A huge round of polite applause happens as a beautiful, older woman descends the marble stairs. "Can you believe she's 75 years old," a woman next to you gushes to her date. Women gasp and men adjust their bow ties. Ms Thompson is grace and elegance in physical form. People line up to greet her. Then her sharp eyes fall on you.