There was another long pause. I could see she knew she ought to respond and desperately wanted to but she struggled to summon the words. "Alicia Benso...", she announced eventually and broke into a relieved smile that she had been able to articulate her name so successfully."Well, Alicia, I think we should celebrate knowing each other's names. I'll buy you a coffee."We found a table in the coffee shop adjoining the station and I learnt for the first time of the agonies to which I had unknowingly. The shoes, while not locked on were neverthelessstrapped and would not be removed without permission. The belledearrings and septum piercing had been replaced with simple gold hoops,the large earrings tickling her neck. Glancing down, she could just makeout the rings in her nipples as they pushed through the thin material ofher dress.The flight was the first time Linda had flown and while her maleidentification had not caused any issues with the TSA staff, she quicklylearned that walking on. Nathan yawned, the perfect statement for his lack of interest in checking it. Through his narrow eyes he saw the long, skinny triangle of the road before him and the buildings on the sides flashing by, getting bigger before disappearing. The sun was coming through the windshield and it splayed across his lackadaisical face, illuminating his red rimmed eyes.Finally he reached the mall and pulled into the parking lot. He parked near the entrance, grabbed his bills and his phone, and got out,. What else to do? I washed and dried the utensils that languished in the sink. I cleaned the stove, and then the oven. Noticing the refrigerator retained some spillages within, I emptied it, cleaned the shelves, and then returned the contents neatly. In between, I took back the dishes no longer in use, and washed and dried them.I washed the window that overlooked the sink, and swept clean the floor. Noticing some sticky sections on the floor, I found a bucket, and a suitable cloth, and I was on.