I was at the door and Mr. Baker was introducing me to his staff as they walked in. I couldn’t believe it when Lynn walked in the door. She was as su...prised as I was. ‘Jake! What are you doing here?’ She gave me a hug. Mr. Baker caught on quickly. ‘I take it you two know each other?’ Lynn spoke first, ‘Yes, Dad, Jake and I graduated from the same university.’ My heart was crazy-thumping. I wasn’t sure what to say. ‘It’s nice to see you again. I often wondered what happened to you after. I guessed that it was time I stopped living the good life for a while.I went in and took a quick shower. Then I threw my few clothes into a bag and left for the drive to Stanleyville Tn. It should have been a two hour drive over the mountains but the mountains can fool you. Even on a major highway in the winter shit happens. There had been a heavy fog and a rock slide. It made for a really bad combination. Something a semi driver learned first hand. The state police had the road blocked. At. A few minutes later I was in my room, I need a good long run. I canalways sort things out when it?s just me, the wind, and the trail.I didn?t have any choice but to wear the bra again, Jen seemed to havenot put my ace bandages in the bag, dammit! Back to my baggy sweatshirt,hopefully I don?t run into many people on the trail. As I was finishingmy quick breakfast the phone rang and it was Jen.?Morning sunshine! I hope I didn?t wake you up, I just wanted to see ifyou still wanted to come over. .her parents decided to have a party. And being the Indian parents that they were, ones who treated education as a real big deal..."Please come, you're family to us," said Sangeetha."Please," said Ananya.I opened the gold leaf envelope and read the invite."I...I just don't know. Isn't there supposed to be--" A big storm, yes yes. But we're having it anyway, so why not?" asked Sangeetha.I gave both ladies a stare and a conceding smile.Sangeetha was very happy as she grabbed her purse and headed.