It was only after the Consul had left that the investigating officer, who spoke excellent English, explained the problem."You see, Excellency, we have... here three illegal immigrants who landed, apparently from nowhere, in Marco Polo airport with no papers, and who speak no language we understand. Please speak to them and then give me answers to three questions. First, where did they come from, and how? Second, where do they think they are, and where are they going? Third, why are they here?" I. I wonder vaguely what's going to happen to all that blood I left at Carly's. And I decide I'll clean it up, I'll clean it all up because at least it's one mess I can fix.And I think I'm saying sorry to Carly, over and over again, and it's making her cry but I can't stop it.I feel a little better when the stitches are in and they're wrapping my hand up, even though my hand stings and feels like a bunch of raw nerves. I can see Carly off to the side, PearPhone to her ear, and I know she's calling. Such a weird mixture of childish pranks and teen drama to contend with, always some new issue he didn't care about but somehow became his problem when it happened in his classroom. Definitely not his favorite aspect of teaching. But, with the seniors, the biggest problem he had to overcome was apathy. He didn't really blame them for not caring about his class. He'd been teaching the same two math classes at Emery for the past 12 years, and he knew senior calculus wasn't the most exciting. I hope Shirley and Betty don't get mad that I might want to steal you. We've just met, but we've become very close, very quickly. At least we know you have to wait, since you don't even have your divorce yet."We fell asleep kissing and hugging, with the ocean sounds blending in with our sighs.We got out of bed early Monday morning, ate breakfast, and went to the airport. A half hour later, we were on our last leg home wearing big smiles.Caroline said, "If Betty wants to be a part of our blue.