We saw each other about four or five times each year usually at sales meetings or other regional company functions.I liked Ella. As a friend. Really, ... did. I'm married and so is Ella. Ella is also Black. And, unlike a number of Black men and women she did not have the "Black" attitude. When we partied, Ella was "one of the boys".Her husband never attended the company parties and so he never knew how wild they could get. This was at a time before everyone became socrazy about suing over who. Bagal mein thaki aankho ke sath muskurati Neetu ko dekh muskurayi aur fir hum dono ghum kar sofe par seedhe baith gaye.Main: Huffff, maar hi dala mere pati dev ne.Neetu: Haan, mere bhi, sach bataun to mere asli pati bhi itne akramak nahi hai.Main: Hahaha, woh to sahi boli. Tumhare bhaiya bhi itni achchi chudayi nahi karte.Akash: Filhaal apne asli patiyo ko kal sham tak bhool hi jao.Amit: Ye akramak aur achchi chudayi hai to sochlo kal sham tak…Amit sofe par lagi hum dono ke jhadne ke geele. I checked the seat of the holster and made sure that my badge showed. Breathing in and out first, I stepped in.The bell above the door clanged, and the two men turned."Shop's closed," the Black dude spoke into my direction."I don't think so," I answered. "I'm a State law enforcement officer. What's going on here?"That made both dudes start. The White guy wiped his mouth briefly. "Nuthin', Officer, we're just haggling 'bout some junk." Ruth?" I asked."They're after Lori. They want her to come. "Roxanne could take no more, emotionally, physically or spiritually. She burst into tears and collapsed into the arms of her son who quickly closed the door on the visitors and helped his mother to the sofa. She mumbled what sounded to others like prayers, but the words were mostly unintelligibly slurred together.That evening, Maria Gomez met with Hector's sisters who both worked at the tiny village medical center on the north side of the village. This was a small, two building complex that.