"I need you to come get me now!" This was about all that she would or could say, but she sounded hurt ... badly.I drove like a man possessed and ran e...ery stop sign and red light on the way and got to her house in less than ten minutes. I began to ring the doorbell and just about broke the door beating on it. In a few minutes Erin shuffled slowly to answer the door, and I barely recognized her. She had been beaten all over and her face and arms were a solid mass of bleeding welts and swelling. ”She smiled as she sat down with her plate. We ate, talked and fed each other. It was funny because we accidently got some on ourselves and it turned into a who can get the other messier affair.“I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun with food.” I told Amya.“Yeah now look at us. We are all dirty” She said.“well then we better get cleaned up”Amya smiled and said “You know what they say. ‘Save water shower with a Japanese girl’”.I laughed and we got up and moved to the bathroom. It’s. That's why I left. I said I take it your not interested. She said we don't even know him. How can you even think about that with covid and all. I am going to the store, I am not coming home until he leaves. I said OK, I'll go tell him. I realized I had a physical therapy appointment and mentioned it to her. She said well don't even think I'm going back there. I went out to talk to him and told him What she said. He was bumming. I told him I had to leave and he said you can't expect to kick me. ’ Wanda responded with venom in her voice. ‘My family is not African.’ Benjamin jumped in the fray. ‘Excuse me, madam. I seem to be a bit lost. Is this Nairobi?’ Wanda spun around to see Benjamin. She stammered a response, ‘I … I … Sor … I’m sorry. I didn’t know your were there.’ ‘Obviously,’ Benjamin replied. Wanda retreated to her hybrid van. Benjamin approached Eric and waved. ‘My name’s Benjamin.’ ‘Eric here. Nice to meet you.’ ‘Likewise.’ ‘What brings you to this hick town?’ Eric asked..