We came home to each other every night.After supper, Sandra disappeared into her den to finish off a new design while I went back to my studio to prep...re for my next photoshoot. Sitting at my desk, the only light came from my computer screen. A motion caught my attention and I looked up to see Olga and Natasha dancing together through an uncurtained window next door.I could see the two dancers through the window. They were practicing a ballet routine. Now, I am not a big fan of ballet, but what. Everything else in the kitchen looked about normal, except for hundreds of cans of Ranch Style Beans and Wolf Brand Chili. My pantry was completely full of them, along with canned corn, green beans, and black-eyed peas.It looked like I was set up for a more convenient exile back in time than I had been, but I still wasn't home. It didn't seem like it mattered so much now though.Turning off all the lights, I went back outside to shut down my generator. Walking back toward the back door I saw. He was clearly angry. I felt naked in front of him for the first time but little did I know, he was going to teach me to not be shameful when I am naked. ‘Ghauri’, he said frustrated, ‘how many times have I told you that you are my wife? Why are you taking my permission like that? Like you are a prisoner? In fact, why are you asking at all? Inform me and go. Don’t beg for it!’, he said and walked away angrily. My parents gave birth to me and they raised me, but I was only starting to live. My. "She shot me a contemptuous stare. "As if. If I knew where the place was, I bet I'd beat all of you there."I pulled my pack out and pulled it on and then loaded up some of our supplies. "Maybe so, but I bet you'll be carrying a lot less than us."Aimee grabbed her bag and the heaviest food bag she could find. "Ready?" she said with a smirk.And so it began. And I have to confess she didn't do as badly as I feared. I did have to take the bag away from her about halfway there, but she kept up with.