“You go down and have a snack; I’ll call and learn our fate.”Sam delayed Tessa for a quarter hour or so and then they washed up and had coffee a...nd cake. It was somewhat later that an enraged Patrick joined them. Sam flagged a waiter and ordered an ale for his father.“Bloody stupid bureaucrats!” Patrick began.“C’mon, Dad, let us know how you really feel.”“The flights to Kimberley Coastal Camp are from Darwin or Broome! We could easily have flown to Darwin!”“But then we’d have no way to get. Ek din tha jab main unse 2nd year k notes lene l liye gaya tha to unhone kaha ki tum ek kaam karo mere paas abh to notes nahi hai tum mere ghar aa jao aur aake le jaana maine pucha ki kab aau to unhone kaha ki kalSubah aa jana aur mera computer bhi kharaab hai to use bhi dekh lena main e kaha ki kal subah to mera college hai to main kais e aau to unhone kaha ki abhiabhi to new session shuru hua hai abhi se koi collgenahiaayega ek din bunk maar lena aur mere saath mere ghar me ruk jaana aur mwri. Falling down on the living room floor while removing his shoes, he lay weeping -- drunken tears of self-pity, unable to accept what he had done to cause her to leave. With a giant sob, he allowed the darkness of sleep to blanket him.Threads and remnants of life's reality appeared in his dream and were woven into a mental tapestry, depicting shards of the events that led to her departure: his layoff from the factory at the beginning of summer, the long lines at the unemployment office, the days. "You had far too much to drink in the restaurant to drive home. I am too young to order alcohol in a restaurant, but I am old enough to drive, and I just turned old enough for a man to..." Yes, I know. So you drove us home I guess." Yes, and when we got home I wanted to have some wine myself, so I opened a bottle and shared it with you. We both talked about Mom. Then I opened and shared another bottle of wine with you. I drank four glasses, which was the most I have ever had. You..." I can.