I didn’t have a lot to schlep around when I moved from place to place that way.”“You sure don’t sound very exciting. Didn’t you want to go i...nto the local towns to meet girls or to go to the bars?” Connie was just staring at me like I had really missed something.“You know most bases have enlisted men’s and NCO clubs that you can go to for a drink or get a nice steak. There are also a lot of military women who go to the clubs as well. You didn’t have to go to town where all the skuzzy women were.. So, I thank you.”I started to object but she held up her hand.“You don’t think you did anything. I get it. I think that who you are is a reason why he responds to you. From what I have learned about you, yes I have pried through some people at the office, you don’t relate to others with an agenda or motive. You’re open. You are who you are. He responded to that. He didn’t feel a need to pretend or hide.”“Thank you, ma’am. I’m just not sure …”“I wanted a moment to talk to you so I have to hurry.. The fuel on the fire was the imposition of "Internment" to remove the troublemakers from any opportunity of influencing the outcome in the North. This made the Catholics true "Second-class" citizens in their own land.The PIRA response was the increase in bombing incidents mainly directed at the convenient targets of uniformed men on the street and alleged informers and their families that betrayed the cause of freedom. The noticeable upgrading of weaponry introduced the sniper in the mix and. Ronnie never told me how that compared to what he was expecting, but he seemed to take great pleasure in the knowledge that by anyone's standard, I was truly a slut.Shortly after that, Ronnie got laid off from his job. He made no attempt to look for another job because he expected to get called back soon and he was collecting unemployment. I knew this because he told me during one of our daily "sessions".A couple of weeks later mom was off from work and she sat me down for a serious talk. "Do.