"O.K. little lady," he continued after apparently deciding that she was good enough looking to do a favor for, "follow me." Rosie very aware of her bl...ush hurried to keep up with the man as he walked into the junkyard with long unhurried strides."I don't like being called that." Rosie called after the man as she worked to keep up with him."Don't like ta'be called what, mam?" He asked Rosie without slowing down his pace."Little lady." Rosie almost shouted, then came to a quick stop to avoid. ” Reddy said, locking my mom’s hand in his.I knew he was acting like this only to make my mom emotional. He succeeded in his plan because I could feel my mom getting very comfortable with him.“Arun had told me about his dad’s passing away. Looking at him and your daughter, I can say that you have raised your children very well, Ragini,” He continued to call my mom by her first name, which affected her.“Let me tell you something, Ragini. If you ever need anything from me, then I will always be. Which brought her mind back to the present, she was on break, and a co-worker asked her what her weekend plans were.“I’m going to Udon-Con,” said Allison“What’s that?” asked her co-worker“It’s a Japanese pop culture con. Lots of anime and manga to check out. Cosplayers. Things like that” said Allison“Sounds like a nerdfest,” said her co-workerAllison just scoffed it off. This weekend was her weekend to have fun and unwind, and unwind she intended to doShe had worked it out with her friend’s;. I could almost feel her gaze but no words were spoken. I knew that I had just made a decision that might have some serious long-term effects on the lives of several people. Whatever happened, we all would have a long pathway of discussions and rebuilding of relationships ahead of us.2008 - SudanI had a real crash course about the situation in Sudan. The southern part of the country was almost in a war-like state, but we would be working in the north. Yet it was something totally different when.