The lateness of the hour dictated that we would be spending the night here in Raleigh, and Sheb had us booked into a hotel near the airport. We went t...o get our luggage, and as we walked through the terminal headed to baggage claims, he asked if there was anything in the baggage that was needed urgently, otherwise he would just leave a couple of 'our crew' to pick it up and take it to the hotel. We had a crew? I thought to myself."Just one thing." I said, and so it was that a much relieved fur. .didi ye sun k ronay lagi or Baby ko yad krnay lagi me ne dilsa dia or wo chup ho gai 3rd night 9pm khana peena ghar k kam se free ho k a k bed pe lait gay or meray dil ki dharkan tez ho gai or apniT,shirt otari or short b otar sirf u,wear me lait gya or wazeh tor pe mera khara lun nzr a raha tha didi mera lun dekh k muskratay howay shararti nazro dekha or boli bri jaldi hy doodh peenay ki me acting krtay howay kaha no didi i m just helping u didi ye k sirf mukra di or bed pe a k apni kameez. " she laughed."What do you think we should do with it?" I asked. "Shampoo, color,cut, maybe even a perm. I've got plenty of style books here. Let's findsomething that will look adorable on you for the holidays." To this dayI don't know if Cindy had me figured out. But she certainly figured outwhat I needed. I spent the next two hours chatting and gossiping withher. I learned more about my neighbors in those two hours than I hadlearned in the previous four years. When she had finished with me,. A few moments later, my gut responded in kind.“I’m famished. What’s for dinner?” Alice wanted to know.“We’ve got bouillon and tea. What’s your pleasure?” I inquired.“I want something to munch, not something to drink. Any energy bars left?” the blue dot asked.“Nope. Yesterday we had the last crumbs for dessert. It’s about time we take a trip to the python pantry and go shopping for serpents.”I gathered my clothes and began to dress.“I don’t think I could ever eat a rattlesnake,” Alice said with.