Jamir informed us that we would be able to return to our abandoned vehicle within two or three days if the rain relented. I wasn’t sure if I could l...ive in such primitive conditions for that length of time.Then Jamir emphasized that we should observe the village customs, to which I had no idea of what they were, and to stay within the village confines while we were there. I felt like I was in the middle of a nightmare, rather than a pleasant anniversary getaway.They brought us some food to eat.. Fast jeden Abend zog ich um die Häuser, bis ich sicher wahr, dass Petra schon schlafen würde wenn ich heim kam. Kam Petra doch einmal nach mir nach Haus, dann tat ich so, als ob ich schon eingeschlafen wäre. Kurz gesagt, ich ging ihr aus dem Weg, wo ich nur konnte. Petra schnallte natürlich bald, dass ich mich seltsam benahm. Ganz wie es ihre Art war, fragte sie mich direkt, was das sollte. Ich ließ sie damit voll auflaufen und es gab mächtig Zoff zwischen uns. Streit? Mit Petra? So was hatte. I have an idea which may save the company. Every night of this trip, I have talked ta local businessmen in the small towns we passed through, and everyone had the same sad story ta tell. Whenever they needed ta pick up new stock, they had ta hire an' send their own wagons ta pick up the merchandise. This was ridiculously expensive cuz they rarely had a full wagon load, yet they had ta pay for a full wagon's capacity. What they needed wuz a freight line that would deliver small loads ta each. Alicia and I hadn't yet told either of our parents that she was pregnant, nor had we yet told them that the baby she was carrying was another man's, and not mine. We would eventually tell them that, of course. Indeed, whether we actually told them, or not, when the birth arrived, they would instantly realize that something was a little different! Neither of us were ashamed of that. We were both extremely excited! Alicia wanted to introduce Ahmed (the father of the growing embryo inside her.