Mom was nowhere to be seen; perhaps she was in the kitchen preparing breakfast.I took a long hot bath and when I came out of the shower I was fully re...uvenated. I put on my clothes and as I was very hungry I went to the kitchen.As I had guessed, mom was in the kitchen sitting at dining chair, sipping her coffee. She had already prepared breakfast and perhaps was waiting for me. Hearing my footsteps she looked at me."Morning mom." I could not suppress my grin. Last night's events came back to. ” Colin looked at the older man angrily, “and at least two of the women were making threats to me before I’d left the ship so I wouldn’t be surprised to find that they’d spent the whole journey tied to their beds.”Van Velt sat back and looked thoughtful for a moment or two. “That is the extent of their possible mistreatment?” he asked.“The crew I left on that ship were all women,” said Colin.“I see,” replied Van Velt, “then I think we can safely say that you’ll hear no more about their. )Sanosuke (bursting into the clearing up ahead): Hey, where are you! Who do you think you are, messing around with people's meals?(A man is sitting cross-legged inside a ring of statues. He chants, and strikes the ground with his sword. The statues rattle.)Sanosuke (thinking): A monk training in esoteric Buddhism? But what is this, some kinda charm? (Praying for good crops?)(The man chants and strikes the ground again; each statue bursts into tiny fragments. Noticing Sanosuke's presence, he. I decide that I’ll give it a try and place my right foot up on the bottom edge of the tub. Mum squirts shower gel into her hands and then goes to work on my foot.I feel her thumbs push into the heel of my foot and then slowly work their way up the sole of my foot. Her thumbs are going round in a circular motion on the ball of my foot, very slowly, applying just the right amount of pressure.I suddenly feel euphoric as all the pent-up stress leaves my body. It’s really soothing and.