And let Thirty-two know she's earned 2 demerits by not having them hereready for me." The "doctor"hummed a little tune while he fidgeted with some equ...ipment, outside therestrained girl's field of vision.? Thenhe turned and rolled his stool over to look into her face. "I know you've beenproperly hydrated but your mouth is probably very dry after being on theIV.? Let me wet it for you." He broke the seal on aplastic bottle and poured sterile water over a stack of small gauze pads.? Once they were. Allow me to introduce my parents. He motioned across the room, and I saw them. The man stood up, slightly bent with age, but proud, still looking strong. He had a full head of hair that was all white, a moustache that was going white, and the same smile that his sons shared. He gave a small bow with his head, and rested his hand on his wife's shoulder. She wore the traditional dress of the Middle East, and her eyes, like her sons, seemed to dance in the light. I saw the careworn wrinkles around. ‘So nice’, and he sent me a picture of him dressed only in a towel. ‘That was quick’, I said. ‘Me still wet. My towel fell down just after that was taken. Lol’ ‘Mmmmmmm. Yummy! Did you get something to eat?’ I asked scrolling back up to take another peek of the picture of him clad only in a towel. ‘Not yet. I am still drying off. I collapsed on the bed for a bit. Lol’ I wrote back ‘Ohhhh. Don’t let me distract you.’ ‘It was a lovely distraction.’ I didn't hear from him for a couple of hours and. I am my own person."Maddy giggled. "Honey, don't waste your breath. I would never question that. However, you hate leaving me and Hannah. I am a good substitute for your mother and Hannah is the daughter you wish you had. And above all, you don't want to leave Alex." First of all, don't talk about my mother. She doesn't give a damn about me and I have realized that it doesn't matter any more." Of course it matters, cherie."Jen went on as if she hadn't heard her. "And who said anything about.