One was a copy of Erma, the other was a hollow duplicateof the woman peacefully slumbering on the floor.She then stripped herself down and placed her ...iscarded garments in thepack. She lifted up the Erma skin and ignored the warm tingling of herloins at just the prospect of putting on the wonderfully tightdisguise. No motion was wasted when she put it on, and after slippingon the false face and adjusting everything into place, the muchshorter, older woman she had become had repeated the process. She had showered again and brushed her hair. She wore a fresh nightie. It was around four o’clock in the afternoon. We still had two or three hours in hand. We were in no mood for any more hanky panky. We slipped into an easy, intimate conversation, sharing our secret thoughts and feelings. I was shocked and saddened by things Swati told me about her marriage… *** Although her father had ensured that Swati was made an equal partner in her husband’s business, she had been happy to let Satish. It means the utter and complete reversal of roles, that is what it means. So, how did this happen? I thought that you might ask. Well, I will tell all, afterall, that is why you started to read this story, right? Anne and I have been married for eight years, now, with no children. I am glad of that, now. The last thing in the world I want, is to be a mother, believe me. It is no picnic, just to be a housewife. I know. I had married Anne, because, she was the epitomy of what I. These are a majority of what you might know as 'alien abductees' and other disappeared individuals from your planet. A very many of them have suffered years of abuse, neglect, and other unfair circumstances that should never have occurred. I found it overwhelming how earthlings treat each other, and how wars are fought over territory that didn't belong to them in the first place. You elect presidents and political leaders into office that don't speak for you, but for their own pocketbooks. You.