‘Hey, Nature Boy, how are you?’ She asked. ‘What’s up?’ I greeted her with a kiss. ‘It’s good to see you. You look great! I see that you...’re expecting.’ ‘Yeah,’ she smiled. ‘I’m happy. Congratulations on the magazine,’ ‘Thank you, I love what I do.’ ‘You like that, huh?’ Mercy said, as she watched me licked the ice cream. ‘I know where it tastes much better at.’ ‘Really, why don’t you tell me?’ I told her. I saw burning sexual desire in Mercy’s green eyes. We both looked around to make no one. " And she was gone again. I'd never heard so much pain in my life. __________ After her last words earlier, I didn't really expect her to call again Sunday night. My "Hello" was a quiet one. She asked me to hug her forever and I did my best for what seemed like hours. Eventually she said very softly, "Thank you. I love you. I'll call you tomorrow night." And that was all. She'd quietly cried the whole time.__________ Monday Counselors: I mailed her two. Her home, a modest manse next to a frame church, was tidy and also quiet. We sat in her parlor while she read Madam Von R--'s note and then she looked up at me and wrinkled her brow."I don't know what you can do," she said. "My husband is simply a beast, a foul,..." She put her hands to her face, crushing the note to her cheeks."Where is he?" I asked, tempted to take her in my arms. Despite having her hair primly tied back and dressing in a rather old-fashioned, high-necked manner, she was. I’ve always wanted to be able to do the same. There it was great. No one to bother you. No one to complain. And I felt great. Did you not feel embarrassed? Well, I did a bit at first, but then I saw How people were looking at me. Up till now, people don’t even notice me. Till I met Kalim, I was just a maid, people called me not because I was Sonia, but because they wanted a glass of water, or wanted a snack. When I was in Spain, people noticed me. Men and Women both. I was an equal. I felt like.