"I couldn't wait to see you, Russ."I laughed softly as we traversed the area I recognized as Old Town forty years prior."The hippies were all thru thi...s section, Paula." Now, now it was still. The "years of lightning day of drums" had finally ceased."The 'who,' Russ?"I smiled. "Yes, baby, 'The Who.'"She was humming softly, contently."Where's your teddy bear, Paula?" It's back at the apartment. We're almost there, Russ." Did you go on today, angel?" Just a little. I was mostly getting ready for. He didnt recall hearing anything from her bedroom recently. She mustve kept quiet. Curt unzipped his pants, set the diary down, and jacked off right there in his mothers room. -9- The following weekend, after a week of nothing, mother and son somewhat quiet around each other, Curt was at it again. This night there would be no lust-filled imagery only anger. Danielle got caught. She called me about it laughing. Her son caught her. He came home early and found her in bed with a kid from his. That’s when I realized why she’d been in such a hurry to get out of bed. Her faded pale yellow flowered gown and the area where she’d fallen was soaked in urine. ‘Mama, why didn’t you call me,’ I scolded as I gently started to pull her soaked gown over her head. ‘Cause I heard you in the shower and didn’t wanna bother you, Daisy,’ Mother answered with her head hung down, rubbing her eyes with her balled up fists. ‘I hate being like this Daisy. I’m just a burden to you.’ ‘Ah Mama,’ I croaked. Not this time, however. This time all my senses, feelings and emotions reared their heads in protest. For a numbers man like me that is a unique sensation. It left me in a swirl of roiling, conflicting feelings, pushing and pulling against my very balance.The fingers around the pen trembled. I don't know how long I just sat there. My phone shook me out of my stupor; it was our company's legal counsel, calling me about some of the "personal issues" I had wanted to tackle.Myriam never called me.