Hell, she took a bunch of money from the schools and dumped it into some damn college expansions downstate, as if the goddamn colleges don't get enoug... money anyway with the fees and tuition they're charging. That money should be going to the school foundation grant where it belongs."Although Susan was doing her best to note down Battle's rant, as a college student facing the need to come up with the money to go to school, she wasn't exactly sure how much she agreed with him. In Germany, of. Well, Jim, you'll just have to see for yourself. I think she looked cute." I rolled myeyes and Sara giggled. We chatted for a while longer and then he told mehe'd be home late the following afternoon. I told him I'd have theestimate and would arrange for Sara to be there so he could meet her.After I hung up, Sara collared me and put leather cuffs on my wrists andankles. I spent an hour that night on the floor of my bedroom. On mybelly, hands cuffed behind me, ankles cuffed. Sbse pehle mai nani ke bare me bta du vo ek 55 saal ki age it aurat hai or unke pati 3-4 saal pehle hi exp ho gye hai or vo akeli rehti hai or mere ghar se kareeb 30 min ka raasta hai or job karti ho vo hospital me tho baat kuch ye thi ki ek din vo mere hi ghr me jha chachi or hum sab sath me rehti hai vo vha ayi un dino baarish ka mausum tha tho vo bheegti hui hamare ghr me agai baarish tez thi thoUnhone socha ki der yahi ruk jati hamara ghr unki duty se hmara ghr bs 5 min ka raasta tho mai. He paces on, a step, another; glancing back at me, again his eyes gleamfor an instant before he turns his head and steps into the twilight."You see?" you ask.I shake my head."No?" you continue. "No? You've never seen that look? Never looked thatway at the girl across the way, the woman in the line down at thestore, or her, walking oblivious to your glance, along a downtownstreet? What do you think he saw as he walked past you here? What doyou think that almost-smile almost asked?"Now, you lean.