” She said.“But mom, I am a grown up now. I don’t need baby-sitting.” I stressed this point raising my voice. Just to clear things, Raj is my ...cousin who lives nearby. He is 11 yrs older than me and has been baby-sitting me since I was 5.“Oh come on, Reeti. No matter how old you get, you will still be my little girl.” My father interrupted.“But…I am…I don’t…”“No buts. Raj will be staying here and that’s final.” my mom said in firm voice.My parents where gone and I was home with Raj. He was. For this, I was sent to Fort Benning to learn how to be what they disingenuously called, ‘An Officer and a Gentleman.’ After getting the gold bars of a second lieutenant – Lt. John Sessions had a nice ring to it – I was put on a train for San Francisco. The staging area was Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg and we had four days before the next troop ship left for Korea. As an officer I was given a pass each night. On the recommendation of a fellow shavetail from my class, I went to the Buena Vista in. I think I know something that will help us get toknow each other a lot better." He led both me and Ruth into a largeoffice. He went into a closet, and returned with a large brown teddybear. He handed me the bear, and I instinctively hugged it. He thenspoke to Ruth, "Now, how can I help her? What do you need me to do forher, or for you to help her?"At that I gasped, and Ruth then dutifully told him all about theinsurance and support money issue. "No problem, I'll get started onthat tomorrow.. It was from his wife and it said 'Its her shes hre cll me'.'Her, who?' Jimmy wondered as he hit the speed-dial for his wife's real estate office."Jimmy!" Cindy squealed into the phone almost immediately, "She's here with me and she's looking for a place in our neck of the woods and she's very nice and has a cute accent and she was pleased about which one we liked because she likes it the best, too and can you meet us for lunch this is so cool and..." CINDY!!" Jimmy was yelling into his phone as.