Claude was shocked to learn that there were none to be found. He'd expected to be sleeping on the floor, to avoid the bedbugs.None of us were that tir...ed yet, so we headed for the marketplace to check it out. We didn't really need anything, but wanted to try and find out what the people used for currency, if anything.We soon discovered that customers were trading coins for goods but couldn't get close enough to see what they were made of, or what they looked like. An exciting little incident. I had thought we were really making progress towards the day when you would agree to be my wife."She looked at me sadly and said, I don't know what got into me that night John. I was so scared that I had come so close to giving you my virginity that I panicked. You know how I felt then about sex before marriage." Only too well," I told her. For months afterwards, I wished I had taken you and then perhaps you would have felt that you had to commit to me" I sometimes wish that you had too,. ‘Sure!’ She grinned and checked her watch, ‘Want me to go pick up some Starbucks or something before the buses block traffic? Or I can bring in my speakers or something,’ she suggested, brightly. Charles smiled. Perhaps he would be able to get his mind off of his ex and have a little enjoyment at the same time. ‘Sure, go pick up some coffee. Just get anything for me, and I’ll be happy. Don’t worry about the speakers though, we’ve got the sound system in the classroom to take care of that.’. The ruffles of her white silk blouse were swirled about by the wind, and she stood for a moment in front of her building to reach for her keys. He turned a corner and saw her. He had he seen her before? Where? At the park, that's where it was. She looked even more perfect now, and his heart was lit on fire as a lump formed in his throat. She stood at the corner building, reaching into her purse, searching for something. She pulled out keys and inserted one into a door. It opened, and as she.