So especially for Ted, Craig became a sort of substitute son. Craig and Ted spent hours together down in the shed, where Ted taught Craig some of the ...iner points of woodwork and metalwork. Craig was, as they say, “sharp as a razor.” Tell or show him a thing once, and it seemed to be there for ever. We found out that his school work was outstanding, leaving other kids of his age for dead. Maureen and Sid had no other children, and as Maureen confided in me, that despite the doctor’s reassurance. "Would you like oil or powder to start with?" the girl asked. "Powder," April said. She knew she loved it when she put powder on her own body. How great was it going to be when this girl did it to her?April felt the girl shake the powder on her shoulders. Then the masseuse's hands began their journey over April's body. April continued to shiver as the girl's hands worked their magic. "Are you cold?" the girl asked. "No," April said, "just nervous." "No reason for that," the girl said, "I am. I was finishingmy education, when my parents started telling I should get married and I kepttelling them I was not ready and I asked my Chacha about it. He said he knew one of his friends who had a daughter and I wouldcertainly like her. He told his friend about it and his friend arranged I meethis daughter at the college she went to. I had saved her picture in my cellphone recognised her when she stepped out of the college and her name wasDani a very pretty girl no doubt large breasts hidden. He made love to her in the living room and in the den in front of the fire before taking a shower with her and heading back to the big bed. She was so vibrant, so alive, so loving, so giving that he convinced himself not to think about what would happen a few hours from now when he had to leave. She was perfect for him, flawed but unapologetic, intelligent but childlike, beautiful but unknowing. A conundrum that he would be more than happy to spend a lifetime trying to solve. He slept but he.