Now we had only one and it was the only thing we had that was even remotely dry.In a shivering voice mom said "Turn around for a minute, honey. I'm go...ing to strip these wet clothes off and get into the sleeping bag to try and warm up." I swiveled around and listened as she undressed and plopped her wet clothes in a pile in the corner of the tent. Any other time, I'd have loved sneaking a peek at her naked body but, as I stood there freezing my balls off, I didn't even think about turning to. I started a conversation about relationships and girlfriends.The teacher told me that hers was a love marriage, to which I replied, “I don’t know if I will also have a love marriage”. She asked me, “Why don’t you have a girlfriend?”. I said, “No..”, she annoyingly interrupted, “What? Why? How can a tall dark and understanding boy can be single?”.I said to her, “This is partly because of luck and partly because I have a fetish for mature women”. My Bengali tuition teacher very understandingly. “Okay, if you are sure no more bugs exist down there, have you checked for head lice too?”They did that thing.“Okay, that needs to happen. One should check the other. Use a comb from the bag and make sure the teeth drag along the scalp, okay? Look real close to see if you can find anything moving.”Both of them looked totally freaked out and moved towards me, their heads bowed, hands waving.“Stop!” I called, backing up.“Grab that chair, sit by the light, one at a time.” I told them, directing. ”I shook their hands. Williams was tall and lanky with large hands, short hair, and deep brown eyes. He looked older than the others by at least a decade. Barns was about my height though he had a stout build. He almost crushed my hand and looked at me like I was a career criminal he was ready to bust.I waved at the furniture. “Have a seat. I was about to put on coffee. Anyone care for a cup?”The only one who did was Williams.Radcliff got right down to business. “Why didn’t you call the police.
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