He walked over and started talking to the man behind the counter who reached under and produced a medium sized garment box, handing it to Henry. He mo...tioned me to follow him and took me to the back area of the store where several rooms had curtains drawn in front of them. He led me to one of the rooms and ushered me in, giving me the box and telling me to put on what was inside. He closed the curtain as I turned and placed the box on the small bench in the dressing room. I opened it up and saw. The two men walked up to the sailor, reached down and started to gently lift him up. One of the native men accidentally moved his right arm and the pain was so intense the first mate couldn't help but scream out in pain. The first mate was embarrassed he'd screamed, but it had been totally involuntary. One of the two large natives gently tilted the first mate forward and looked at the sailors back. He then said something to his companion. The second native looked at the sailor's back and nodded. She looked at him a bit more carefully. ‘How come the sad look?’ ‘I thought maybe I could see you again tonight,’ Mitch said. ‘Oh,’ Bonnie replied. She felt her face get hotter. ‘Ah…I…we…we really can’t tonight.’ She turned around and flipped his burger. ‘Would you mind if I stopped by for a cup of coffee near closing time?’ Mitch asked. ‘Ah…I…I guess that…it would be OK,’ Bonnie replied. She wanted to see Mitch again, but not in the diner. Why in hell did her husband have to be sick, anyhow?. I wasn’t having trouble sleeping anymore and the headaches were mostly gone. I guess I was on the mend.“Is the man still working at the bar?” said Ava.“Yes, of course, he never stopped. He did take a day off after his doctor’s visit, more because of worry than disability,” said Marian. “I think the worst of it is over. He’s going to be fine. He’ll need to be careful, more even than before, but he will be.” Ava sighed.“Well, that’s a relief. I was so afraid that his HIV had developed into full.