“Hush up, dear,” Jane said, grasping his hand as she leaned over, kissing him. “Just be glad you’re alive. You were so worried they’d paraly...e you, count your damn blessings. You’re here, everything else is secondary.”“Not if I don’t survive long afterwards.”“Please! You were sure they were going to kill you and were prepared to die in a couple weeks anyway. What difference does it make now? Be satisfied you’re breathing. You’ve got to learn to thank God for small miracles, rather than. The second Temp job was delivering Sandwiches to Offices. For 4 weeks I had this little van and worked for 5 hours a day. Fortunately I didn’t have to wear a uniform, I was just told to be ‘smart’.One of the offices that I delivered to was a big room with about 20 men working at desks. Most of them were very friendly and chatty. One of them was VERY chatty, cheeky, confident and sexist. On the fourth day that I was there while I was near him he was telling one of his mates about a film that. She had lasted a little more than three years before she decided to voluntarily call it quits. Although several directors continued to pester her, she wanted out of the industry. Besides, she got into the business to help her family financially, and now that she had paid off the family’s bills and made more than a few bucks, she got out. She was comfortable and could afford to complete her education. Something that she could not do before. I volunteered to drive her home but she had her car. ”She was nodding her head yes as she reached for the bottle in the console. She unscrewed the lid and took a drink. She lowered the bottle and took a quick breath before taking another sip of water.“Better?” I asked.“Yes. But I would really like a cold drink instead.”“I can get off the Interstate and grab something from the 24 hour convenience store a couple of exits up the road, if that’s good for you.”She nodded her head and I continued up the Interstate a couple of exits before pulling off.