First my ex-wife, then my dad, now her dad, and all within the same few days: clearly word about my return to the USA was getting out. Not sure how I ...felt about that. What I didn’t need is what the bunch of them all had in common: their sympathy. What I did need was to be left the hell alone to drink, grow old, and eventually die. There wasn’t anything else left for me.“My daughter came to see us. She told us she’d come by to see you,” he said. I nodded.“Yeah, she did. Her big money husband. They forbade me from training and took my lightsaber. I wasn't strong enough to help him. His name was Elcan" Aayla said as they looked on the body of their son.He had been a handsome boy, that much Demus could see before they had shot him.Demus kept his anger in check at that moment. There would be other times to let it flow through him. For now he merely stayed with Aayla in her last moments, holding her close.Kissing her lips he saw her close her eyes for the last time and she was gone.. It’s been an eventful twenty-four hours and I’m starting to feel bushed. I lean against Pablo’s back and once again I drift away as we motor down the lane.© 2019BANGING AROUND BANGKOK: THE AMOROUS ADVENTURES of CAITLIN MORRISONby: dookiewin/freshCHAPTER 3: Back to the GrindLike the song says, “I don’t like Mondays.” First day of the week, and five more to go. I guess there are not a whole lot of folks who do like Mondays. At least the commute to work is easier now that the Sky Train is running.. I haven't seen Star this excited since she got her divorce from the asshole she was married to for three months. You did good, Steve. She's going to be underfoot, so you may need to put a size twelve in her butt to get her out to do her job."DeeDee gave me a hug, and mixed back into the group to find and be with Star again.Supper was great. Very few people ate at the table. People were scattered everywhere, eating, drinking, talking, and having fun. Fridays are informal, friendly, and a great.