. continue on with a one on one situation between us. To some extent, I understood her reasoning. But the truth of the matter was for me at least, I h...ad already come to accept that I had much deeper feelings towards her than I perhaps should have.By the time I had finished, I was no closer to a decision nor an understanding of what I was going to do by the time seven o'clock rolled around. She'd stated that she had gone to discuss all of this with Susan and Michelle. And though Michelle had. ’ ‘You give up your U.S. citizenship, you lose your disability.’ Frank laughed and said, ‘If that is the best you can do to threaten me, you have a wonderful day. I am making $2000 a week guarding my future wife. It is legitimate work and I report every penny of it to the Internal Revenue Service. I pay quarterly taxes on it through an accountant in Brooklyn. If you want his name and address, call me and I will give it to you. Now, fuck off. Gomes, it was great seeing you again.’ Gomes replied,. It was an old tape recorder.He said, “Ma’am this is very old, it can’t be repaired.”She seemed disappointed. She was looking at me to tell her differently but my boss was right. She left.I told my boss I will have my lunch and be right back. I followed her and managed to catch up with her as soon as she was entering her car, an expensive one.“Hey, ma’am!”She seemed both confused and happy to see me.“Can I take another look at your tape-recorder? I might be able to help, I just didn’t want to. We walk West passing a number of folks who are out for the morning. Many of them are tending the soil, dragging sacks of what I really hope is fertilizer. Nimrod waves cheerfully and everyone waves back. He doesn't stop to talk, but leads me on. Against the west wall he points out the small drain at the back of the wall, where the ground seems to sloop downward."What is that?" I ask as I point to the clump of thin pole like vegetation. "Against the wall over there." Bamboo," he answers.