We went to the lake first then came back to this room which is where we found you. And now ... I will completely understand if you want to be left alo...e. I know I gave you a start when I called your name and I won’t mind in the least if you want to be left to carry on as you were once we have finished drinking these. And thankyou very much for the drinks. It was very thoughtful of you.”Tom took a few sips from his own can then nervously looked at young Jamie then at the gorgeous Belinda before. One day when I was at her home I heard her parents saying her that they would have to leave for their native place and would be back after three days. I didn’t think much about it, but I asked Sarika to come to my house for food till her parents came back. The same night we had our food together at my house and then I went to her house with her. Her friend was supposed to come for spending the night but at around 10 pm her friend called Sarika and told that she won’t be coming. Since Sarika was. Simkins, who owned a corner grocery store, offered me a summer job. With relief, I snatched it up."I stayed quiet as Mom's story unfolded, but I could see where it was going. And I could hear the sadness in her voice over the missed opportunity. I momentarily wondered if Mom loved John more than Dad, but I figured that wasn't the case. She was just remembering a sad time in her life."I didn't tell John or anything. Mom and Dad said he was at the reunion and seemed particularly distraught that I. With the western wall project completed, I knew he needed another challenge to keep him busy, and since Crum was busy training the village watch, there weren't really any security needs that Tharin had to work on. There were also currently no real threats, so as my primary bodyguard was bored."Tharin, I have told Coven that we need to organize the building of a larger residential tower for my family. That, in turn, makes me believe it's time we started thinking longer term, and building more.