“He exists? I thought that he was just a third mythical figure to round out the Trinity or something,” Yang sputtered in shock.“Oh, no, he’s v...ry real and the loose-end that neither Michael nor I have been able to find, let alone tie up. Well, he was bound to surface somewhere, and now he has. China. I should have seen it coming. A massive population of unmarried, undersexed men, many of them young, some not so young, plenty of time on their hands, a repressive regime stifling all dissent, a. . is she ... I mean ... I’m a bit rusty with this, being newly divorced, but are you dating her?” I asked the Indian fellow who had sat with her when she left for the ladies’ room.“Nah, not anymore,” the man grinned at me, which I found reassuring.“Thanks,” I said as the ginger returned, at which point I noticed a wedding band on her.“Um, excuse me, but are you married?” I asked her directly, already knowing the answer.“Yes, why do you ask?” she frowned out of curiosity.“Because your friend. He wouldn’t interrupt his endeavor in the storeroom. I playfully left the room but I was quite nimble to get back soon.The door was ajar but I dared not to enter. I chose to watch from a distance what was going on rather enter abruptly. The kind of person Ashok was, he wouldn’t bother even if I was there. Ashok was flirting with her from the back had still not made a move. He was breathing on her shoulder.Mom was pretending that she is still working. She definitely had got a knot in her stomach. We’ll both miss Gladys, but I’ll watch over him for you. Tell your daddy I said hi. Give that sweet little girl of yours a big hug for me. I hope she gets to come with you the next time you come back.”“I’ll make sure she does, Marshal. I wish things could have been different this time when I came back. I feel good, yet I feel bad at the same time.”“I know that same feeling, Eli. You take care and always remember, you are loved in this town - by me, Sam and the others who know of you.”“I love.