If you’re not ready to say it yet, I understand.” She said, misinterpreting my silence.I took her hands.“I love you too, Mum. I’m just struggl...ing to find the words the describe just how much you mean to me.”She smiled, and we kissed across the table again.We finished our drinks and placed money in the folder to pay the bill in cash, which included leaving Cindy a very generous tip. My mother raised an eyebrow as I pulled a large, folded wad of money from my pocket, but she remained silent. The. “Did I say you could fuckin' get dressed, whore?!” he demanded.“No, sir,” she replied, trembling as she dropped the shirt and lowered her gaze.“OK! All of you stand up! Now!” her ordered.Elly stood first receiving humiliating and degrading catcalls from the whole gang.“Very nice!” grinned their vile and disgusting leader.Then Basinah and Fahada both stood together, trying to take comfort in each others touch.“Look at those dirty whores!” he laughed. “They still can't keep their fuckin' filthy. "Surely you can't hold that against me, can you?" They tried to keep each other awake but the night was long and at last they fell asleep.The morning sun shone on the slope and the wind had died, still it was bitterly cold. A quick check of fingers and toes show no sign of frost bite."We'll head up hill until noon," Ree'al said. "If we aren't over the pass we'll have to make a decision. If the weather is good, we can try to stay on this mountain tonight. If not, we must head down until the. ” The cute Asian girl was visibly shaking and not because of the casual racism from her given nickname: “I... I can't. I...” “So, is that what you're going to be doing all day? Standing around, face in your hands, saying ‘I can't?’ I had a decision to make so thanks for making this easy for me. Beth!” After a few seconds, a head popped out of the largest room based on curtain size. “This one's yours.” Beth gestured a salute and her head disappeared behind the curtains. “Listen, you should.