My vision finally faded, and I sucked in my last breath as I laid on the ground, my long immortal life slipping out of my fragile body like water slip...ping through one’s fingers. Why this? Why now? Why me? Suddenly I heard a noise from somewhere around me.It felt like a weight was lifted from my throat, and I took in another breath, life rushing back into my body. My muscles tightened, and my arms and legs began thrashing wildly, trying to get the rest of the mashante off of me. Yelps echoed. I was so happy…….Then we spoke a bit chat that morning and it went ofThe next day i knew she would come for jogging, as expected she came we met in the park we smiled each other and greated each other for the day. We sat each other and chatted for a while,the next two days went as usual……On the 5th day of the meeting in the park after our jogging on the bench we sat we were good friends by then,she asked me if i can join her for party as her friends are going for a party and they all were. We hurried back and sat down at the same table. The person was working a short distance away and she indicated, “Wait,” smiled, looking at Maria, and walked back into the kitchen to disappear. I waited not knowing if she was ever going to come back. She did.She brought us plates of pasta and some bread, a glass of water. I thanked her profusely. She left. we ate.Again we waited and when she came back I had my wallet in hand indicating I wanted to pay and she made me understand the meal was. I run my hand down my stomach. There’s a knot there. Well, not so much a knot as a hardness in my gut. The hardness isn’t from my three time a week ab workout. It’s inside. It’s like I have a rock in my belly. The doctor says it’s stress. No kidding, doc. He says to take a vacation, do yoga, relax. Well, I’ve taken vacations and I’ve done yoga. No help. Oh, and I can’t relax. I eyeball the clock. It practically screams 6:04 AM. With the day ahead and worrying about Danny in the Show-Me-State,.