But hewas too tired and couldn?t go on. They had to leave him."He?s dying," Manami said. "I don?t think he understands though."Each member of the pod ...sent feelings of comfort to the whale. Theydidn?t know if he could understand what they were trying to convey.He liked this feeling. These creatures? thoughts were calming to him.How wonderful. He sent more feelings and images back.Images rushed through the pod?s mind. Images of the bachelor pod thewhale had lived in when he was young and looking. She said Helen wouldn't be expecting me. She didn't give me any specific reason not to come, though, so I persisted. Finally she gave in. We talked as we walked down the block and around the corner to Helen's house.When we entered Helen's house, a lot of the women of the neighborhood were there. I was surprised--it seemed like they all knew each other well, and met often like this. It made me wonder why Sharon wasn't more willing to invite me along. But Helen was very friendly, telling me to. She said she forgives him but then at other moments I really wonder. Alarm crossed her face as I told her I was not going to get involved with him. I was getting too drawn into her private matters and I did not want to be a victim of her rage. I lost it more when said I would be good for Tim and she thought I had fallen in love with Tim. In a raised voice I said something like, ‘shut your fucking mouth. I may have feelings for him but I there is no way I am not going to get involved in the. Take a look for yourself. I’ve got dumpy tits, a funky shaped, almost flat butt, and not a hint of a bikini bridge. I was worse when he met me. We did go back on the way home, and he wasn’t working there anymore. I don’t know why he would leave that job, even if he had to see hippos naked.”“They fucked me on my commission. Girls and women were flocking there to get me to fit bras because of the old hags there that couldn’t measure a ruler correctly. On the days when the women didn’t pay return.