. well. Let us simply say that she had let herself go. The sun was high in the sky, and combined with the outside cocktail bar by the poolside, I came...up with a devious idea. Whilst Brandon fussed around setting up deck chairs, I wandered over to the barman and ordered two drinks; I had him use a double shot for the rum and cola I gave my son. He was husky enough and, not having shaved since we arrived, hairy enough to pass muster.He took the cool drink gratefully, only sputtering slightly when. I got to know that she is from a decent family but her husband has lost his job due to factory shutdown during the recession of 2008. So she had decided to earn to support the family. I was touched by her plight and told her that she can always tell me if she needed any help. Days turned into weeks into months, and Jayanti was like an integral part of my life. One day when I was about to leave I felt something was wrong. Jayanti’s face was flushed and she was taking deep breaths and walking. We had gone to various wilderness areas in the SouthernUnited States, never ceasing to marvel at the just how far away fromhumanity we could get. Caves, canyons, mountain crags...you name it, wewent there! This time, we had planned an excursion to an island off thecoast of Florida that had been designated a National Wilderness Area. Itwas so deserted and inaccessible that we actually had to charter a boat todrop us off on it, directing the captain to pick us up after a five daystay. We. Mom hugged and kissed both hers and Becky’s cheeks, then pointed them towards the food. I followed and we each grabbed some chips and a soda. Fifteen minutes later we were gone again, back to Becky’s.Once at Becky’s we parked and climbed out. Her mom greeted us both, as did her father, and we wandered around to the back yard. She had ducked out on her party, too, and her aunt on her mother’s side gave her a good-natured chewing out about leaving guests, yada, yada, yada. I tuned it out and.