“Really, you do? You really do that to yourself?” Still unable to believe what she heard she said it again. “Every night you go and uhhh masturb...te, honestly?” The way Sarah answered her made Catherine feel guilty all over. It sounded to Catherine as if Catherine was a sinner. And as a result Catherine replied by saying “I don’t care. No one else is around my place. It’s only me, myself and these two or three fingers playing.” “I mean yeah,” Sarah came back. “I know how masturbating works. I’ve. Thinking about what he had written, he liked what he had identified. If he could achieve all of the things in his description, he would be happy. He realized that he would be happy just pursuing that life.Looking down at his write up, he said, “I am responsible for my own happiness.”Tom, Susan, Dan, and Alison arrived at the picnic area at the local lake in Tom’s car. It was a summer day that bordered on being a little too hot, but they had plenty of iced drinks. The lake wasn’t too far away. He hadn’t flared with righteous indignation or false bravado. And he understood scotch! He grinned at Ed and Ed grinned back. He ordered Ed another drink then they made their way back to the ladies. Just before he arrived he looked over at Ed.“You may want to nurse that one. Scotch is a strong drink that will catch you off guard if you aren’t careful with it.”Ed looked at him and nodded seriously.“Dale! You’re not corrupting this delightful young man with that wicked drink are you?” Tristan. “Tell her that she’s earned two sarees and blouses for herself. On me,” Amith winked as Kareema laid on the backseat of the car and Anita got on the front, and they drove off.The driver was a special person. His name was Banduka. Anita knew him at a level way more personnel than she should have known a mere taxi driver. Well, because he wasn’t a mere taxi driver, and what was his specialty? You’re about to know.“So, back home?” Banduka asked as he was driving them away. As Anita seemed to be.