During the day I wear dark, tinted, wraparound sunglasses to protect my vision. I am a photographer. I see through the lens of my camera, and my camer...a becomes my eyes. My camera sees for me. Later I look at my pictures to see how I really view the world. Is my view askew compared to others? I don’t believe so. It was on a day when I had my photos, my babies, scattered about me that I first saw him. Tucked away in one of the many moments I had captured that day was a man I had never seen. “Mom, Dad I need to talk to you before Ben gets here.”“I’ve noticed things seem a little tense between you two lately,” Karen mentioned.“They have been. Ben and I have had several arguments in the past few months.”“He didn’t hurt you, did her?” Dan wanted to make sure.“No. Ben may have a temper when he’s mad but I know he’d never hit me.”“You aren’t getting a divorce, are you?” Karen had to ask.“I hope not. I love Ben. I still think we have a good marriage. I want to tell you the reason why. The only thing he wanted me to be was his companion and equal partner. His wish was for me to gain free will, as much as was possible for me to gain. If I wished to serve him and give him the greatest happiness, as I always have, then I was to be his equal in all things.”“It sounds like he made the perfect choice, certainly in regards to the moral dilemma he faced,” Hiro mused.“Actually ... he didn’t, which is the point I’m trying to make. Mike was in a situation where he could not avoid doing. The bartenders are all female and the male barback was really friendly, always complimenting me on my outfits.Well this particular night I was dressed in a nice blouse and tight-fitting jeans with black pumps. I was sitting nursing a cocktail when the barback and his friends showed up. He came over and asked if I wanted to join them at a table. I said “sure” and grabbed my drink and walked with him to their table. There were 2 girls and another man. We had a couple rounds of drinks and then the.
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