Jorge had acquired the white elephant (as he frequently called it) along with a company called D&G Construction that had built it for a client who ult...mately couldn’t afford to pay them for it. Offering too much credit had sunk D&G, leaving them floundering. Before the acquisition, D&G had been one of Rodriguez-Stone & Daughter’s strongest regional competitors. Jorge’s acquisition of the company had been a mercy killing of sorts, bringing in badly-needed workers, contracts, and equipment that. Next day I had to play for the third position. But I had one entire day to spend. So my teacher suggested that we’ll go shopping and sightseeing around Kochi and Ernakulam.We went around Cochin and did some shopping. Then we went to boating in the sea. It was fun. But not many people were there in the boat. We were sitting on the first floor of the boat and only four were there in the first floor. The other two were a couple. They started smooching after some time. I and my teacher saw that and. “It’s me, being spontaneous, just relax.”At first, she stiffens but then sees my reflection in the window and relaxes.“I have to run Robert, I have some things to get straight during lunch, call me later and we will talk about it.” She hangs up and leans back as I start my massage.I ask, “Shall I start with your neck, standing behind you or just crawl under your desk?”Responding as she lowers her head, “I'd very much like you to start with my neck.”Moving behind her, I softly place my hands. She knew most of what had happened between John and me. ‘You could try calling him.’ ‘And say what?’ She paused for a moment. I hated the pity in her eyes. ‘That you wanted to make sure he was safe. That you still love him. That you want to see him.’ Shaking my head, I pushed her out of the booth so that I could slide out, as well. ‘No. I just need to keep busy.’ I began wiping again, all the tables, even the clean ones. Sandy stood there for a moment before shaking her head and walking.