”He ran into the room speaking in their language and soon they were quiet. He went up to the most obvious oldest boy and gave him some commands. The... he looked at me, smiled and said, “Ben they understand and will go to the hospital.”I verified, “Do they know to keep their robes open?”Amir said, “Yes Sir.”I didn’t bother to correct him. We made sure the children got out of the house and were headed toward the hospital, I heard a noise outside and said, “Quick blow out all the candles.”We blew. She was among students that were two or three years older than she was, but her knowledge of Spanish put her at ease with material that many of her non-native speaking classmates struggled with. For her, reading in Spanish was every bit as easy as reading in English. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Juan Rulfo, Ruben Dario, Jorge Icaza ... it didn't matter ... she knew the material, some of which she had read for recreation when she still was in high school. For example, as a junior she had discovered. We had hit a brick wall. Justin or his friend must have been tipped offby someone senior in the police. We could get nowhere with the law. Itwould appear that the only solution now would me having a love affairwith Mike. I was not sure that I could cope mentally, physically andemotionally. I just wanted to hide from it all.I did not do any work for the rest of the week while Sam tried to nursemy mind back to health. My self confidence had taken a battering. Icalled Mike and told him that I had. Unnerved by that sudden change of position, I quickly covered my groin with both hands.If the babysitter had noticed my aroused state in that brief instant before I was able to hide it, she gave no indication. Nor did she seem to pay any mind to my hands awkwardly clasped over my crotch. She continued her comforting massage on my chest.As she worked her way across my pecs and slid her fingers onto my abdomen, Elizabeth instructed me, “Put your arms at your sides, Mr. G. They’re in the way.”“I’m.