"Hi, John" Julie said finally, "What are you doing here?" She visibly relaxed and I noticed for the first time that she held a small cannister of mace... in her hand.I quickly explained my situation and asked if I could use her phone to call for a tow truck."The storm's knocked the phone out, and there's not another house for miles around," Julie said, "I'm afraid your not going to be able to leave until the storm lets up a little."Well, I could think of other places that were worse to be stuck. Say she go me.’ Yussef said. ‘Ok, I’m sure he’s fine. He’ll be here any minute.’ And sure I was sure he was fine. Fine. I worried anyway. Eventually he came, of course. But he was quite obviously not fine. He walked very slowly, bag in tow, all pale. I rushed to him and gave him the biggest but softest hug I could. We found a place to sit and he held on to me like I was his nest now and I suppose I was. ‘It was so terrible,’ he whispered. ‘Cold clammy like old porridge glue with no air or dry. “What is this place?”“It is called The Center. Which, being honest, is a stupid name. Fortunately, I didn’t choose it so no one can blame me.”“It’s empty. Isn’t it? Just all of us?”“It used to be full of people, but they are gone now.”“Gone where?”He puts a hand on her shoulder. It feels a little comforting. Almost like he cares.“Natalie, I promise that if I could answer your questions I would. But right now, isn’t the time. Plus, I am on a schedule.”He starts to walk down the hall again and. Eto samne thhako othocho dekho emoni bastota je kothhai hoeni seivabe konodin”.. Somoy aro ghonta derek lagbei..Amra golpo shuru korlam.. Tuktak eta shetar por titli hothat bollo “tumi ki gym koro? Tomar chehara ta kintu besh sundor”.. Ami mone mone ektu uttejito bodh korlam.. “na boudi gym ar sheivabe kothhae kora hoe? Ja bastota.. Shokale uthei office chhuti shei raate firi”.. Titli hothat muchki heshe bollo “ha she to dekhtei pai roj shokale”.. Ami obak hoe gelam! Pant er vetor kola ta abar.