Walking into the ladies department, hugging my parka overmy body as best I could, I felt acute nausea. Even considering thepurchase of women's clothin...g made me uncomfortable. I paced back andforth a bit, hesitant to adapt in any way to the horror that hadbefallen me."Can I offer you some assistance young man?" A pretty older store clerkinquired.Her questioning startled me, causing me to stumble a bit on my bootheels as I jumped in surprise. Looking at her, I tried to recover mywits. I could see. Be at the airport in Bombay in three days if you want to see him." You could let me speak to him now." I'll send you a keepsake." I won't pay full price for damaged goods." I was sweating, fighting to keep my voice calm. "If you start sending me parts of him, the value goes down." You'll get all of him. Eventually." Perhaps. But if I can't put all the pieces together, I can't use him, can I?" Yeah, you're the bastard's son alright. What would he have paid if I'd snatched you?"I wondered that. As she was facing away from me I undone the hook of her bra and as soon as I had done she turned around… Panic stricken thinking I had been caught I darted out of the room. I really panicked when I heard my name being called … ‘Will….. Will….. WILL… I slowly walked back into the room to see her eyes still closed, I asked what was wrong and she said she was uncomfortable and could I help her as her clasp was digging into her back, I flailed around a little pretending I was turning it and clipped. * * * Sunday dawned perfectly and urinating Jack thought about his new girlfriend Cathy. She didn’t know that yet but she was his new girlfriend and that didn’t automatically imply the woman with whom he had sex. Before Jack could expand that thought his telephone called him. ‘Hello.’ ‘Jack it’s Basil Street, ferry terminal manager. Your first schedule trip over to Wakefield is not scheduled till 9:00. Any chance Jack of coming over within the next hour to fit in an extra trip to reduce the.
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