Can you tell me where to buy it, so I'll bring someboxes back home ?”– “I could have sworn ! I'm glad you like it pibe ! Yes, I'll tell you late... in which grocerystore you can find it, and please, stop calling me señora, just call me Gladys, this is myname. About names, what's yours ?”– “Carlo”– “Carlo ! Nice name ! It's an important name here in Spain because of King Juancarlos,and Carlo is the half of this name. Carlo ! It sounds fine !”– “Gladys, may I ask a question ?”– “Permission granted. Any aches and pains gained the day before, had totally vanished. In fact, she had never felt better.As she rose from the bed it didn’t dawn on her that she was, once more, naked, and that she couldn’t remember getting undressed.The door opened, and the old lady entered, smiling at her as she did. I seemed sort of normal and natural when the old lady picked up the corset and approached Diane with it, the younger woman turning so the old woman could lace it up tightly.Choosing a floral dress that. Like the raging rainstorm all about her, her disappointment, sorrow and rage at what she’d lost roiled within her. Unlike the storm, her tempest continued to remain just below the surface.“Looks like they’ve started building a city outside the walls,” Syl remarked tenuously.“Look closely,” Gillen replied, fighting to keep her voice even. She was using the new construction as a distraction – one she desperately needed. Seeing the great city did nothing so much as remind her of all the ones under. "Look, everything is obviously okay with me, so why not just drop it?... Really? I certainly don't think so... Anyway, I'm fine, and I'll probably be over here for awhile longer."Susan tried to hide her distress at hearing this. She had hoped that Melissa would be eager to leave. The longer Melissa stayed in the house, the more nervous it made Susan feel."Okay, I'll call if I'm later than that. I'll see you later. Good-bye, Mom." Melissa quietly hung up the phone and turned towards the others.