“I’ll need to come back for the second box,” he stated.“No worries,” Ricky said and placed his finger over the box and wiggled his finger as...if writing. Arthur’s name appeared burnt into the box’s lid. “Come back and get it before lunch as I don’t think we will be here much longer than that.”Arthur nodded and grabbed the other box and rushed off with it. He knew he would be back within the hour. With luck, he may even be able to buy two more boxes.“Two down, two hundred and forty-eight to go,”. ' I picked up the camera and left.Pilar's flat was a disaster. Half the furniture had gone and there were boxes blocking the passage. Nuria and Elena were sitting on two folding-chairs sipping coke. When Elena saw me she shot up, spilling her drink, and hugged me.'Alex, you should not have come yet but we are going to Ikea tomorrow to choose furniture and Ilona thinks Monica can visit on Saturday and look at it and... ' I lifted her off me and set her back down on her chair. I grinned at Nuria. “But Birgit got to me first and told me how much they both love to fuck and Anna is just as insatiable as she is, so watch out, my friend.” When I went to the university at dinner time, I saw Anna in the food line and she waved me over. It had snowed that afternoon and it was freezing out, not uncommon for Denmark at that time of year. She was wearing tight faded jeans tucked into cowboy boots, a heavy dark green wool sweater and a matching green cap with her long blonde hair coming down past. You seem like you're a million miles away sometimes, and it seems to me that you've forgotten that I'm even around. I need to know what the problem is." I kept my voice soft and non accusatory.She sat and just stared at me. "What the hell are you talking about, Jerry? Are you getting paranoid in your old age? Are you accusing me of something? Why the hell don't you just get off my back." She then rose and stalked out of the room. I heard our bedroom door slam shut.I sat, a bit stunned. I.